What is "monohybrid cross"

n. hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

A monohybrid cross is a mating between two individuals with different alleles at one genetic locus of interest. The character(s) being studied in a monohybrid cross are governed by two or multiple alleles for a single locus. A cross between 2 parents possessing a pair of contrasting characters is known as monohybrid cross. To carry out such a cross, each parent is chosen to be homozygous or true breeding for a given trait (locus). When a cross satisfies the conditions for a monohybrid cross, it is usually detected by a characteristic distribution of second-generation (F) offspring that is sometimes called the monohybrid ratio.