Mendel Used the ______ to Determine Whether an Individual with the Dominant

question 49

Multiple Choice

Mendel used the ______ to determine whether an individual with the dominant phenotype was homozygous or heterozygous for that trait.

• A)backcross
• B)testcross
• C)dihybrid cross
• D) F₂ generation

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