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dihybrid

American

[dahy-hahy-brid] / daɪˈhaɪ brɪd /

noun

the offspring of parents differing in two specific pairs of genes.

adjective

of or relating to such an offspring.

dihybrid British

/ daɪˈhaɪbrɪd /

noun

genetics the offspring of two individuals that differ with respect to two pairs of genes; an individual heterozygous for two pairs of genes

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Other Word Forms

dihybridism noun

Etymology

Origin of dihybrid

First recorded in 1905–10; di- ¹ + hybrid

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Because of independent assortment and dominance, the 9:3:3:1 dihybrid phenotypic ratio can be collapsed into two 3:1 ratios, characteristic of any monohybrid cross that follows a dominant and recessive pattern.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A dihybrid cross demonstrates independent assortment when the genes in question are on different chromosomes or distant from each other on the same chromosome.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Perfectly unlinked genes correspond to the frequencies predicted by Mendel to assort independently in a dihybrid cross.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This type of experiment is known as a two-factor, or dihybrid, cross because it involves two different genes.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Such Cases Easily Mistaken for True Blends.—If we should tabulate the possible combinations as we did the dihybrid we should see that we would get individuals having varying numbers of red determiners.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

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