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testcross

noun

A cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can…

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9
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
11

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ˈtɛstˌkɹɒs

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noun

  1. A cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring

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