Question

Differentiate between the following:

Monohybrid and Polyhybrid cross

Answer 1

Monohybrid cross	Polyhybrid cross
It is a cross involving one pair of contrasting characters.	It is a cross involving two or more pairs of contrasting characters.
It studies the inheritance of a single trait.	It studies the inheritance of two or more traits simultaneously.
Each parent produces 2 types of gametes (if heterozygous).	Each parent produces 4 or more types of gametes (depending on the number of traits).
Example: Tall pea plant (Tt) × Dwarf pea plant (tt)	Example: Round yellow seeds (RrYy) × Wrinkled green seeds (rryy)