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reciprocal crosses

Definition: A pair of crosses where the first cross is the progeny of breeding a male from population A with a female from population B, and the second cross is the progeny of breeding a male from population B with the female from population A.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Used For: reciprocal crossing
Spanish: cruzamientos recíprocos

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