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Cross mating, also known as crossbreeding, refers to the practice of breeding animals from different breeds or genetic lines to promote desirable traits in their offspring. This technique is commonly used in agriculture and animal husbandry to enhance characteristics such as growth rate, disease resistance, and reproductive performance. The goal is often to produce hybrid vigor, where the resulting offspring exhibit improved qualities compared to their parents. Cross mating can also apply to plants, where different varieties are bred to achieve specific traits.
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A mating that considers one pair of contrasting traits is called an?
A mating that considers one pair of contrasting traits is called a monohybrid cross.
What cross shows homozygous dominant mating with heterozygous?
AA (dominant) mating with aa (recessive) -----> Aa
A mating that considers one pair of contrasting traits is called?
Monohybrid cross
The mating of an individual of unknown genotype with one that is homozygous recessive in order to determine the unknown genotype is a?
Test Cross.
What is the name of the cross that involves the mating of an unknown dominant phenotype plant with a homozygous recessive plant for the same trait?
Test Cross
What does cross breeding mean?
Cross breeding means the production of an organism by mating two different species, breeds or varieties together. It can also be referred to as hybridization.
What does a genetic cross enable you to determine?
Any offspring resulting from the mating of two distinctly homozyous individualsIn biological terms genetic cross refers to the offspring of sexual reproduction.
Which other big cat is bred with a tiger to make the tigon?
A tigon is bred by mating a male tiger with a female lion. The opposite cross, mating a male lion with a female tiger, results in a liger.
What is the genotypic ratio for this cross?
The genotypic ratio for a cross refers to the ratio of different genetic combinations that can result from the mating of two individuals. It is typically represented in terms of the different possible genotypes that can be produced.
What is the difference between cross breeding and inbreeding?
Cross breeding involves mating two unrelated individuals from different breeds or populations to produce offspring with a mix of traits. Inbreeding involves mating individuals that are closely related, such as siblings or parent-offspring, which can lead to an increase in genetic defects or expression of negative traits due to the lack of genetic variation.
A cross that considers one pair of contrasting traits?
A monohybrid cross considers one pair of contrasting traits (or alleles) in an offspring resulting from the mating of individuals that differ in only one trait. This type of genetic cross allows predictions about the inheritance pattern of a specific trait based on the known genotypes of the parents.
What describes the mating of organisms that have different homozygous alleles for a single trait?
The mating of organisms with different homozygous alleles for a single trait is referred to as a monohybrid cross. In this scenario, one parent possesses two dominant alleles (homozygous dominant), while the other has two recessive alleles (homozygous recessive). The offspring produced from this cross will be heterozygous, displaying the dominant trait, while the recessive trait will not be expressed in the phenotype. This type of cross is often used to illustrate basic principles of Mendelian inheritance.
