crossing vs reciprocal cross

crossing and reciprocal cross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossing	Yes	No	No	No
reciprocal cross	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reciprocal cross is a hyponym of crossing; that is, reciprocal cross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crossing:

crossing: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
reciprocal cross: hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

Other hyponyms of crossing include dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal, test-cross, testcross.

crossing (noun)	reciprocal cross (noun)
a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)	hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
traveling across
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
a junction where one street or road crosses another
a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

crossing vs reciprocal cross

crossing and reciprocal cross both are nouns.

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