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  4. To determine the heterozygous condition of an individual, it is crossed with the homozygous recessive counterpart. Such a cross is known as

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Q. To determine the heterozygous condition of an individual, it is crossed with the homozygous recessive counterpart. Such a cross is known as

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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A test cross is a process to examine and identify whether the organism is heterozygous or not. In it, the organisms are crossed with the recessive homozygous as it will ensure the expression of the dominant character in heterozygous form for F1 generation enabling us to know the zygosity.