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crossbreeding vs test-cross

test-cross vs crossbreeding

crossbreeding and test-cross both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crossbreeding Yes No No No
test-cross Yes No No No
As nouns, test-cross is a hyponym of crossbreeding; that is, test-cross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crossbreeding:
  • crossbreeding: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
  • test-cross: 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
Other hyponyms of crossbreeding include dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal, reciprocal cross, testcross.
crossbreeding (noun) test-cross (noun)
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids 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
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Difference between crossbreeding and test-cross

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