<P> In the name "Dihybrid cross", the "di" indicates that there are two traits involved (e.g. R and Y), the "hybrid" means that each trait has two different alleles (e.g. R and r, or Y and y), and "cross" means that there are two individuals (usually a mother and father) who are combining or "crossing" their genetic information . </P> <P> The Dihybrid cross is easy to visualize using a Punnett square of dimensions 4 x 4 . </P> <P> The rules of meiosis, as they apply to the dihybrid, are codified in Mendel's first law and Mendel's second law, which are also called the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, respectively . </P> <P> For genes on separate chromosomes, each allele pair showed independent segregation . If the first filial generation (F generation) produces four identical offspring, the second filial generation, which occurs by crossing the members of the first filial generation, shows a phenotypic (appearance) ratio of 9: 3: 3: 1, where: </P>

A monohybrid cross would result in offspring displaying how many alleles