Definitions
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- noun a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
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Examples
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c. you do a "test-cross" (breed to a plant/animal that has a known genotype) en Español
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c. you do a "test-cross" (breed to a plant/animal that has a known genotype) en Español
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c. you do a "test-cross" (breed to a plant/animal that has a known genotype) en Español
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