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प्रश्न
Explain the significance of a test cross.
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उत्तर
- It helps to determine whether individuals exhibiting dominant character are genotypically homozygous or heterozygous.
- The purity of the parents can be determined.
- It helps to determine the genotype of the individual.
- It has wide application in plant breeding experiments.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Design a test-cross.
Read the following case and select the correct option.
ln a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more parental-type offspring were produced than the recombinant-type offspring.
Therefore, it can be concluded that;
An individual produced during a cross between two pure plants differing in two pairs of contrasting characters is always ______
A cross between Fl hybrid and its parent is called______.
What is the primary purpose of performing a test cross in genetics?
In a test cross, which parent must always be used alongside the dominant phenotype individual?
What phenotypic ratio in test cross offspring indicates that the dominant parent is heterozygous (Tt)?
What is the expected genotypic ratio when an F₁ heterozygous individual (Tt) is back crossed with the homozygous dominant parent (TT)?
In a back cross between F₁ (Tt) and the homozygous recessive parent (tt), what phenotypic ratio is observed?
Based on test cross principles, if a tall plant consistently produces dwarf offspring when crossed with homozygous dwarf plants, what is the tall plant's genotype?
