English Explanatory Dictionary

testcross

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The breeding of an individual with a phenotypically recessive individual, in order to determine the zygosity of the former by analysing proportions of offspring phenotypes.
verb
  1. To breed an individual in this manner.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛstˌkɹɒs/

Word forms

testcross testcrosses test cross testcrossing testcrossed

Etymology

From test + cross.

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