RECIPROCAL CROSS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

Synonyms:

reciprocal; reciprocal cross

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("reciprocal cross" is a kind of...):

cross; crossbreeding; crossing; hybridisation; hybridization; hybridizing; interbreeding ((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)