An organism or plant that has inherited different traits for two different characteristics from its parents.
From 'di-' (two) and 'hybrid,' which comes from Latin 'hybrida' (mixed offspring). Used in genetics to describe crosses of two different traits.
Dihybrid crosses were Mendel's key insight into genetics—by tracking two traits at once, he discovered that traits inherit independently, laying the foundation for all modern genetics and breeding.
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