di·hy·brid (d -h br d)n. The hybrid of parents that differ at only two gene loci, for which each parent is homozygous with different alleles. |
dihybrid [daɪˈhaɪbrɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics the offspring of two individuals that differ with respect to two pairs of genes; an individual heterozygous for two pairs of genes
dihybridism n
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| Noun | 1. | dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each crossbreed, hybrid, cross - (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" |
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