Why are test crosses used in selective breeding

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Manindar · Answer 1 · 2017-03-25T21:36:37+0000

To determine the zygosity of the former by analyzing proportions of offspring phenotypes. Zygosity can either be heterozygous or homozygous.

Jenna Pederson · Answer 2 · 2017-03-31T19:10:37+0000

The purpose of a test cross is to determine if this individual is homozygous dominant or heterozygous. Test crosses involve breeding the individual in question with another individual that expresses a recessive version of the same trait.

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