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Name the type of cross that would help to find the genotype of a pea plant bearing violet flowers.

Test cross


A test cross is done to determine whether the individual in question is either homozygous dominant or heterozygous. For this, an individual with an unknown genotype is crossed with a homozygous recessive organism (tester). The result is 1:1.


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