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single-cross

[ sing-guhl-kraws, -kros ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. a cross between two inbred lines.


single-cross

noun

  1. genetics a hybrid of the first generation between two inbred lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of single-cross1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

Would that not a single cross or ill-tempered wife were left in the world!

On the lids of their coffins they frequently cut a single cross.

At the end of this letter she put no signature, but a single cross to indicate a kiss.

Certain peculiarities may be imparted to a breed by a single cross.

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