Monohybrid Cross

Author:Subha Raghavan & E Annapurna
10th CBSE
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Monohybrid Cross: Overview

This topic describes the monohybrid cross. It includes a schematic representation of monohybrid cross between a homozygous tall plant and a homozygous dwarf plant.

Important Questions on Monohybrid Cross

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Draw the monohybrid cross in the Punnett square, list the ratio of the offspring. Be sure to remember that Capital letter is dominant.

A red flower (Rr) is crossed with a white flower (rr).

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Who is known as the Father of Genetics? (Gregor Johann Mendel/Oswald Avery)

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State Mendel’s law of inheritance.

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Explain monohybrid cross.

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What do we call the first law of inheritance?

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Define Mendel’s first law of inheritance.

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Give the monohybrid cross with its phenotypic and genotypic ratio.

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What is meant by Punnett Square?

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What do you understand by the term monohybrid cross?