Reciprocal (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

• The reciprocal of the cross between the two inbred lines was used to confirm the results of the initial experiment.
• In the study of hybridization, the reciprocal cross is used to control for any maternal or paternal effects on the offspring.
• The researchers performed a reciprocal cross to determine if the observed effects were due to the genotype of the parents or the sex of the offspring.
• To rule out any sex-linked effects, the scientists conducted a reciprocal cross, swapping the sexes of the parents in the second cross.
• The reciprocal cross was used to verify that the observed phenotypic differences were due to the genotype of the parents, rather than any maternal or paternal influence.

Synonyms

• Reciprocal Cross

Hypernyms

• Interbreeding
• Hybridizing
• Hybridization
• Cross
• Crossbreeding
• Crossing

Meaning ²

(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7.

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Synonyms

• Multiplicative Inverse

Hypernyms

• Inverse

Meaning ³

Something (a term or expression or concept) that has an inverse relation to something else; "risk is the reciprocal of safety".

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Hypernyms

• Reciprocity