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test-cross vs interbreeding

interbreeding vs test-cross

test-cross and interbreeding both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
test-cross Yes No No No
interbreeding Yes No No No
As nouns, interbreeding is a hypernym of test-cross; that is, interbreeding is a word with a broader meaning than test-cross:
  • 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
  • interbreeding: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Other hypernyms of test-cross include cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing.
test-cross (noun) interbreeding (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 (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Difference between test-cross and interbreeding

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