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    NEET Zoology Mock Test 2026: Zoology Practice Set & Preparation Tips

    Test Cross MCQ - NEET Practice Questions with Answers

    Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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    • Test Cross is considered one of the most asked concept.

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    Test cross in plants or in Drosophila involves crossing

    A cross in which an organism showing a dominant phenotype is crossed with the recessive parent to know its genotype is called :

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    Test Cross
    • From what we have learnt,  it is clear that though the genotypic ratios can be calculated using mathematical probability, but simply looking at the phenotype of a dominant trait, it is not possible to know the genotypic composition. 
    • Therefore, a test cross is performed between phenotypically dominant plant (whose genotype is unknown) and a recessive plant (whose genotype is obviously homozygous recessive).
    • Result:
      • If the dominant-expressing organism is a homozygote, then all F1 offspring will be heterozygotes expressing the dominant trait.
      • If the dominant expressing organism is a heterozygote, the F1 offspring will exhibit a 1:1 ratio of heterozygous and recessive homozygotes.

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