The offspring of mating between two pure stains are called:

Correct answer: A. Hybrid

  • A. Hybrid
  • B. The P generation
  • C. Mutants
  • D. The F2 generation

Explanation

When two individuals of different pure breeding strains or genotypes are crossed, their offspring are known as hybrids. The offspring of the first generation (F1 generation) resulting from the cross between two parental strains are all hybrids, which have a mixed genetic makeup from both parents.

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