what is the difference between test cross and back cross?
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Answer Posted / avantika roy
Back cross is the cross between progeny of 1st filial
generation with any of its parent.
Test cross is a part of back cross between f1 individuals
with homozygous recessive parent.and it is done to know the
unknown genotype(whether it is homozygous or heterozygous)
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