Definitions for reciprocal cross
re·cip·ro·cal cross

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reciprocal cross, reciprocalnoun

   hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

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1. Reciprocal cross

   In genetics, a reciprocal cross is a breeding experiment designed to test the role of parental sex on a given inheritance pattern. All parent organisms must be true breeding to properly carry out such an experiment. In one cross, a male expressing the trait of interest will be crossed with a female not expressing the trait. In the other, a female expressing the trait of interest will be crossed with a male not expressing the trait. It is the cross that could be made either way or independent of the sex of the parents. For example, suppose a biologist wished to identify whether a hypothetical allele Z, a variant of some gene A, is on the male or female sex chromosome. They might first cross a Z-trait female with an A-trait male and observe the offspring. Next, they would cross an A-trait female with a Z-trait male and observe the offspring. Via principles of dominant and recessive alleles, they could then (perhaps after cross-breeding the offspring as well) make an inference as to which sex chromosome contains the gene Z, if either in fact did.

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1. reciprocal cross

   A reciprocal cross is a breeding experiment designed to test the role of parental sex on a given inheritance pattern. In such an experiment, the phenotype of the male and female parent is reversed in a second cross. It is commonly used in genetics to test if a particular trait or gene is sex-linked.

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1. Reciprocal cross

   In genetics, a reciprocal cross is a breeding experiment designed to test the role of parental sex on a given inheritance pattern. All parent organisms must be true breeding to properly carry out such an experiment. In one cross, a male expressing the trait of interest will be crossed with a female not expressing the trait. In the other, a female expressing the trait of interest will be crossed with a male not expressing the trait. For example, suppose a biologist wished to identify whether a hypothetical allele Z, a variant of some gene A, is on the male or female sex chromosome. He might first cross a Z-trait female with an A-trait male and observe the offspring. Next, he would cross an A-trait female with a Z-trait male and observe the offspring. Via principles of dominant and recessive alleles, he could then make an inference as to which sex chromosome contains the gene Z, if either in fact did. Such types of experiments are unlikely to actually be carried out in the contemporary era of DNA sequencing and molecular genetics.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reciprocal cross in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reciprocal cross in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocal_Cross
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4. ^ Wikidata
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