A Testcross Is Used to ____

question 34

Multiple Choice

A testcross is used to ____.

• A) determine if a parent with a dominant trait is heterozygous or homozygous
• B) determine which allele is dominant
• C) determine if the progeny of an experimental cross will have a random assortment of alleles
• D) prove an organism is double recessive
• E) cross an individual with a dominant phenotype with a homozygous dominant individual to prove the alleles are dominant

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