A cross used to determine the genotype of an organism showing a domina…

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A cross used to determine the genotype of an organism showing a dominant phenotype is called a:

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C. Test cross

A test cross pairs the unknown individual with the homozygous recessive parent.
The offspring ratio directly reveals whether the unknown is homozygous or heterozygous dominant.

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Reciprocal cross

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Back cross with heterozygote

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Outcross

A cross used to determine the genotype of an organism showing a dominant phenotype is called a:

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