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What cross should a scientist perform in order to determine if the organism is heterozygous or homozygous dominant?

The scientist should perform a test cross between the organism and a homozygous recessive organism. If all offspring show the dominant trait, the original organism is homozygous dominant. If some offspring show the recessive trait, the original organism is heterozygous.


The type of organism produced by cross pollination and has different characteristics?

The type of organism produced by cross pollination that has different characteristics is called "Gamete". Gamete is a kind of cell that is produced when a cell fuses with another cell during the fertilization process.


Diagram a cross between a known homozygous recessive organism and an unknown. half of the offspring demonstrate the dominant trait and half the recessive?

In this cross, the homozygous recessive organism has a genotype of "aa," where "a" represents the recessive allele. The unknown organism, which we can denote as "A?" (where "A" represents the dominant allele), must be heterozygous ("Aa") to produce offspring with both dominant and recessive traits. When crossed (aa x Aa), the resulting offspring would be 50% "Aa" (exhibiting the dominant trait) and 50% "aa" (exhibiting the recessive trait). Thus, the genotype and phenotype ratios confirm the unknown organism is heterozygous.


When trying to find an unknown genotype you must perform a?

Perform a test cross. Cross the organism with an organism with a homozygous recessive genotype and use the phenotypes of the offspring and a Punnett square to figure out the unknown genotype.


What is the result from a cross between the parents Ww and Ww?

The genotypes produced from a cross between Ww and Ww would be: WW Ww Ww ww -The cross between these two genotypes would produce gametes with genotypes in a 1:2:1 ratio.

Related Questions

What is a testcross?

A testcross is a genetic cross between an individual with a dominant phenotype but unknown genotype and a homozygous recessive individual. This cross is used to determine the genotype of the first individual by observing the phenotypic ratios of the offspring.


What cross should a scientist perform in order to determine if the organism is heterozygous or homozygous dominant?

The scientist should perform a test cross between the organism and a homozygous recessive organism. If all offspring show the dominant trait, the original organism is homozygous dominant. If some offspring show the recessive trait, the original organism is heterozygous.


Can ski slopes cross?

Not many will cross, but it is possible. More often they will fork and merge with differing difficulty level.


What is a testcross in biology?

a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring


What is a hedgefox?

Usually known as a cross breed between a hedgehog and a fox, commonly used as a fancharacter species for sonic fan characters.


What is the difference between a hybrid and a purebred?

A purebred organism is the offspring of two homozygous parents. A hybrid on the other hand, comes from two heterozygous parents, which is a cross between two species.


To perform a testcross scientists cross an organism with an unknown genotype with what kind of organism?

To perform a testcross, scientists cross the organism with an unknown genotype with a homozygous recessive organism. This allows researchers to determine the unknown genotype based on the phenotypic ratios observed in the offspring.


Who are the characters in criss cross?

Debby and Hector.


To perform a testcross scientists cross an organism with an unknown genotype with a organism.?

If an individual is of the dominant phenotype, its genotype can be either AA or Aa (letter A picked for demonstration's sake). To do a good test cross, we have to be able to unambiguously tell which one of the genotypes the individual is. The best test cross would be conducted with a homozygous recessive (aa) individual. This way, if the cross generates 100% dominant phenotype, then the original individual was homozygous dominant. If the cross generates 50% dominant and 50% recessive phenotype, then the original individual was heterozygous.


Do killer whales have relationships with another organism?

No, there are no known cross breeds


What is the definition of zedonk?

A cross between a donkey and a zebra.A cross between a donkey and a zebra.


What is the difference between purebred organism and a hybrid?

A purebred organism is the offspring of two homozygous parents, having either two dominant alleles, AA or two recessive alleles, aa. A hybrid is the offspring of two heterozygous parents, Aa.