Different Types of Cross
Different Types of Cross: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Monohybrid Cross, Law of Independent Assortment, Dihybrid Cross, Test Cross, Gene Interaction, Trihybrid Cross, Reciprocal Cross and, Mendel's Approach to Hereditary traits
Important Questions on Different Types of Cross

Darwin gave the explaination about hereditary traits.

Write one difference between the reciprocal cross and back cross.

Reciprocal cross allows to study the inheritance pattern in offsprings depending on the parental sex.


Name the type of cross that would help to find the genotype of a pea plant bearing violet flowers.(Test cross/ Back cross/ Reciprocal cross)

In dihybrid cross, the phenotypic ratio will be 1:1:2 or 9:3:3:1?

In a monohybrid cross, the test cross gives the expected ratio of .

What is a test cross? Explain the significance of the test cross.

What is an independent assortment? Explain with suitable example.

A cross between an individual with unknown genotype for a trait with recessive plant for that trait is


Why the law of independent assortment is not universally applicable?

Give graphic representation of the monohybrid cross.

Mention difference between - Monohybrid and dihybrid cross

Mention phenotype ratio of monohybrid and dihybrid crosses in the F2 generation.

The Law of independent assortment was proved by

Which of the following depicts the Mendel's dihybrid ratio

One gene - one enzyme hypotheses was postulated by
