Test Cross in Genetic Inheritance

A test cross is a genetics tool used to determine the genotype of an organism with a dominant trait. It helps reveal whether the dominant individual is homozygous or heterozygous by crossing it with a recessive individual.

The outcome of the cross shows the hidden genotype. If any offspring show ...

A test cross is a technique that can be used to determine the genotype of an organism expressing a dominant trait, like purple flower color in pea plants.

Because the dominant version, or allele, of a gene will always be expressed over the recessive allele, organisms with the homozygous dominant genotype, two dominant alleles, will appea...