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Noun: monohybrid  ,mó-now'hI-brid
  1. 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)

Derived forms: monohybrids

Type of: cross, crossbreed, hybrid

Encyclopedia: Monohybrid