heterozygous
Dihybrid cross
A monohybrid cross is a cross between two individuals that are homozygous for different alleles of the same gene. An example is a cross between a red-eyed (RR) fruit fly and a white-eyed (WW) fruitfly.
It is called alleles.
It is a dihybrid cross.An example: if you cross garden peas having round yellow seeds with others having wrinkled green seeds, that is a dihybrid cross, because you are tracking both seed shape and seed color.
Alternative forms of a gene are called alleles. Alleles are different versions of a gene that can result in variations in traits or characteristics. In diploid organisms, individuals inherit two alleles for each gene, one from each parent.
The offspring of a cross between parents with different traits is called a hybrid.
monohybrid cross
The first filial generation is the result from a cross between parents homozygous for different alleles at a locus. This is when where an individual inherits the same alleles for a particular gene from both parents.
In a dihybrid cross between two heterozygous individuals, there are 16 phenotypically different types of offspring possible. This is because there are 2^4 = 16 possible combinations of alleles that can be inherited from the parental generation.
A Punnett square for a monohybrid cross predicts the results of crossing two different alleles for the same gene, typically one dominant and one recessive allele. This type of cross allows for the determination of the possible genotypes and phenotypes of offspring.
The offspring of a cross between parents with different traits exhibit a combination of those traits, often displaying a mix of characteristics from both parents. This genetic variation results from the inheritance of alleles, which can lead to dominant or recessive expressions in the offspring. The specific traits expressed depend on the genetic makeup of the parents and the way their alleles interact during inheritance. This concept is fundamental to the study of genetics and heredity.
A dihybrid cross is a cross between a P generation that differs in two traits rather than one. For example, a pea plant that is homozygous for the dominant green pod color (GG), and dominant tall height (TT) crossed with a pea plant that is homozygous for the recessive yellow pod color (gg) and recessive short height (tt) will produce hybrid offspring that are heterozygous for pod color and height (GgTt), and will have green pod color and tall height. GGTT x ggtt --> GgTt