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A test cross is carried out to:

  1. A
    determine whether two species or varieties will breed successfully
  2. B
    determine the genotype of a plant at
  3. C
    predict whether two traits are linked
  4. D
    assess the number of alleles of a gene

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A test cross is used to determine the genotype of an organism exhibiting a dominant phenotype (whether it is homozygous dominant or heterozygous). It is also used to determine recombination frequencies to predict if traits are linked.

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A test cross is carried out to:
A
determine whether two species or varieties will breed successfully
B
determine the genotype of a plant at
C
predict whether two traits are linked
D
assess the number of alleles of a gene

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