Performing a mating of two plants,one with a known genotype and the other with an unknown genotype,to determine the genotype of the individual with the unknown genotype would be an example what type of science?
A) discovery-based science
B) hypothesis testing
C) unethical experimentation
D) an impossible experiment

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This is an example of hypothesis testing because the experiment is designed to test a hypothesis about the genotype of the plant with the unknown genotype. The known genotype of one plant is used to make predictions about the possible genotype of the unknown plant.

Performing a Mating of Two Plants,one with a Known Genotype