Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reciprocal_cross

1 sense of reciprocal cross

Sense 1
reciprocal cross, reciprocal -- (hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype)
       => hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing -- ((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)