crossbreeding vs testcross
testcross vs crossbreedingcrossbreeding and testcross both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| crossbreeding | Yes | No | No | No |
| testcross | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
testcross is a hyponym of
crossbreeding; that is, testcross 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
- testcross: 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, test-cross.
| crossbreeding (noun) | testcross (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) |
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