dihybrid
/daɪˈhaɪbrɪd/
noun
- An offspring of parents that differ in two specific traits, used in genetics.
- The dihybrid showed a 9:3:3:1 ratio of traits in the experiment.
- A dihybrid is created by crossing parents that are pure for two different characteristics.
- In biology class, we studied a dihybrid from pea plants with different seed shape and color.
adjective
- Relating to or involving two pairs of contrasting traits.
- The dihybrid cross helped scientists understand how two genes are inherited together.
- We performed a dihybrid experiment using fruit flies with different wing size and eye color.
- Dihybrid inheritance patterns are more complex than single-trait crosses.