Dihybridism

/daɪˈhaɪbrɪˌdɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The condition or quality of being a dihybrid; the state of inheriting differences in two separate traits.

Etymology

From 'dihybrid' with the suffix '-ism,' indicating a state, condition, or characteristic.

Kelly Says

Dihybridism is why your sibling might have your mom's eyes and dad's curly hair while you got the opposite—Mendel's laws predict the mathematical probability of these combinations.

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