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Agriculture · Q882

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 882

Q882

Two crosses between the same pair of genotypes or phenotypes in which the sources of the gametes are reversed in one cross, is known as

A.
Test cross
B.
Dihybrid cross
C.
Reciprocal cross
Answer
D.
Reversal cross

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Two crosses between the same pair of genotypes or phenotypes in which the sources of the gametes are reversed in one cross, is known as a Reciprocal cross.
Reciprocal cross is a kind of crossing strategy, which means to make crosses between a pair of parents (A and B) by using them in turn as female parent and male parent to obtain two reciprocal crosses of A × B and B × A.
Reciprocal cross is a concept of crossing a pair of parents with the sexes reversed and it results in obtaining two reciprocal crosses.