test cross

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

test-cross

Synonyms

testcross

Hypernyms

cross crossing hybridization hybridizing interbreeding hybridisation

Close letter words and terms

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