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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

dihybridism

noun

Etymology

Origin of dihybrid

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

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This law can be demonstrated in a dihybrid cross involving two different traits located on different chromosomes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Question: What will be the offspring of a dihybrid cross?

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

Independent assortment of genes can be illustrated by the dihybrid cross, a cross between two true-breeding parents that express different traits for two characteristics.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

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 Michael F. Guyer

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