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Testcross Definition & Meaning

testcross
noun
  1. a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring

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What does testcross mean?
a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
What part of speech is testcross?
Testcross is a noun.

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