1. an organism that is heterozygous for two different genes
Usage: genetics

1. relating to or being an organism that is heterozygous for two different genes
Usage: genetics

Examples

• The dihybrid cross involved plants that differed in both flower color and seed shape.
• A dihybrid organism carries two different alleles for each of two genes.
• The dihybrid ratio of 9:3:3:1 appeared in the F2 generation.
• Students learned to predict the offspring of a dihybrid cross using Punnett squares.
• The dihybrid individual was crossed with a homozygous recessive plant.
• Mendel’s dihybrid experiments helped establish the law of independent assortment.