dihybrid

noun

a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each

Roots

disdi- · Greek · two hybridahybrid- · Latin · crossbred offspring

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The word dihybrid breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: di-, from Greek dis (“two”); and hybrid, from Latin hybrida (“crossbred offspring”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.