cross 6
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Hypernym
coupling 3
noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
genetics 1
noun
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
EnglishDerivationally related form
cross 8
verb
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
Hyponym
dihybrid cross 1
noun
hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
testcross 1
noun
a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
genetics 1
noun
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
