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hybridization vs testcross

testcross vs hybridization

hybridization and testcross both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hybridization Yes No No No
testcross Yes No No No
As nouns, testcross is a hyponym of hybridization; that is, testcross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hybridization:
  • hybridization: (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 hybridization include dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal, reciprocal cross, test-cross.
hybridization (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
Difference between hybridization and testcross

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