Question
(a) What is hybridization? (b) What is a dihybrid cross? (c) Differentiate homozygous and heterozygous.
Answer
(a) Hybridization is the process of crossing two genetically different individuals to produce offspring with desirable traits or characteristics.
(b) A dihybrid cross is a genetic cross between two individuals that differ in two traits or characteristics, involving the inheritance of two pairs of alleles.
(c) Homozygous refers to an individual having identical alleles for a particular gene, whereas heterozygous refers to an individual having two different alleles for a particular gene.
