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Mendel began his
cross
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experiments with
so-called
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monohybrid
crosses.
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Definition: a
monohybrid cross is a
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cross between
pure lines differing
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in one single
character of interest,
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in this case:
seed colour,
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green
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versus
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yellow
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| Notation
for line crosses |
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* Parental generation (P1
& P2) |
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* First Filial generation |
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= P1 x P2) |
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* Second Filial
generation |
| (F2
= F1 x F1) |
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* Back cross 1 (B1
= F1 x P1) |
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* Back cross 2 (B2
= F1 x P2) |
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