Noun: monohybrid ,mó-now'hI-brid
- A hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
"Mendel's monohybrid cross of pea plants revealed the 3:1 ratio of dominant to recessive traits"
Derived forms: monohybrids
Type of: cross, crossbreed, hybrid
Encyclopedia: Monohybrid