monohybrid

[mon-uh-hahy-brid]Genetics.

noun

the offspring of individuals that differ with respect to a particular gene pair.

Also called monohybrid cross. a genetic cross made to examine the distribution of one specific set of alleles in the resulting offspring.

adjective

of or relating to such an offspring.

Origin of monohybrid

First recorded in 1900–05; mono- + hybrid

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British Dictionary definitions for monohybrid cross

monohybrid

noun

genetics the offspring of two individuals that differ in respect of a single gene

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