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Multiple Choice
Dihybrid crosses are crosses involving:
A
two different traits, each controlled by separate genes
B
two alleles of the same gene
C
one trait controlled by two alleles
D
three traits controlled by three genes
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Understand that a dihybrid cross involves studying the inheritance of two different traits simultaneously.
Recognize that each trait in a dihybrid cross is controlled by a separate gene, and each gene has two alleles.
Recall that the purpose of a dihybrid cross is to observe how alleles of two different genes assort independently according to Mendel's law of independent assortment.
Compare the options given: 'two different traits, each controlled by separate genes' matches the definition of a dihybrid cross.
Conclude that the correct description of a dihybrid cross is a cross involving two different traits, each controlled by separate genes.