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testcross

testc·ross

UK/ˈtɛstˌkɹɒs/ uncommon

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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Origin

From test + cross.

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