Dihybrid cross In contrast to a monohybrid cross, a dihybrid cross is a cross between F1 offspring of two individuals that differ in two traits of particular interest. For example, BB × bb. Example: B = brown. b = blue. BB = Dark brown. Bb = Brown. bb = Blue. Wikipedia Related topics A Punnett square for a dihybrid cross is four boxes tall and four boxes wide because each parent can pass on four possible combinations of alleles. Explore: Punnett square The rules of meiosis, as they apply to the dihybrid, are codified in Mendel's first law and Mendel's second law, which are also called the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, respectively. Explore: Mendelian inheritance A dihybrid cross is often used to test for dominant and recessive genes in two separate characteristics. #genomes #GeneStructure #genes #Chromosomes #geneExpression #Eukaryotes #Cancer #DNA #Genetics #Allele #gene #genotype #DNAMolecule #GeneticsLecture #genome #locus #alleles #Eukaryotic #GeneticTesting #genomics #chromosome #Proteins #DihybridCross
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