Dihybrid cross
In contrast to a monohybrid cross, a dihybrid cross is a cross between F1 offspring of two individuals that differ in two traits of particular interest. For example, BB × bb. Example: B = brown. b = blue. BB = Dark brown. Bb = Brown. bb = Blue. Wikipedia
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A Punnett square for a dihybrid cross is four boxes tall and four boxes wide because each parent can pass on four possible combinations of alleles.
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The rules of meiosis, as they apply to the dihybrid, are codified in Mendel’s first law and Mendel’s second law, which are also called the Law
... of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, respectively.
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A dihybrid cross is often used to test for dominant and recessive genes in two separate characteristics.
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