nnoun.act(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsTopic:genetic sciencegenetics
Synset:cross crossbreeding crossing hybridisation hybridization interbreeding
Derivationally Related Form:crosshybridizehybridiseinterbreed
Hypernyms:conjugation coupling mating pairing sexual union union
Inherited Hypernyms:hybridizationcouplingsexual activitybodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:dihybrid crossmonohybrid crossreciprocalreciprocal crosstest-crosstestcross
Full Hyponyms:dihybrid crossmonohybrid crossreciprocal crosstestcross
vverb.contactbreed animals or plants using parents of different races and varietiesSynset:cross crossbreed hybridise hybridize interbreed
Examples:- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
Derivationally Related Form:crosshybridisationcrossbreedhybridizingcrossinghybridhybridizationinterbreeding
Hypernyms:breed
Inherited Hypernyms:crossbreedbreedproduce
Direct Hyponyms:backcross
Full Troponyms:backcross
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