Manus (anatomy) The manus (Latin for hand) is the zoological term for the distal portion of the fore limb of an animal. In tetrapods, it is the part of the pentadactyl limb that includes the metacarpals and digits (phalanges). During evolution, it has taken many forms and served a variety of functions.
A cross between parents that differ in one trait is called monohybrid cross.
A monohybrid cross involves just one gene. A dihybrid cross involves two. In a monohybrid cross, there are four possible allele combinations (although depending on the alleles of the parents there may only be one or two possibilities). A monohybrid cross involves just one gene. A dihybrid cross involves two.