crossbreeding (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *crossbreeding*:
NOUN	act	crossbreeding, hybridization, hybridisation, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
act	crossbreeding, miscegenation, interbreeding	reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

English > *crossbreeding*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
Synonyms	hybridization, hybridisation, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Narrower	dihybrid cross	hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
	monohybrid cross	hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments / experiments with garden peas)
	reciprocal cross, reciprocal	hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
	testcross, 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
Broader	coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union	The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Spanish	cruce, cruza, hibridación, mestizaje
Catalan	encreuament, hibridació

English > *crossbreeding*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons).
Synonyms	miscegenation, interbreeding
Broader	reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life	The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
Spanish	cruce, mestizaje
Catalan	mestissatge

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