Noun: reciprocal cross
- Hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
"The scientist conducted a reciprocal cross to study sex-linked traits";
- reciprocal
Derived forms: reciprocal crosses
Type of: cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation [Brit], hybridising [Brit], hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
Encyclopedia: Reciprocal cross