single-cross

[ sing-guh l-kraws, -kros ]
/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈkrɔs, -ˈkrɒs /

noun Genetics.

a cross between two inbred lines.

Origin of single-cross

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby single-cross

single-barrel, single-blind, single-breasted, single-cell protein, single-celled, single-cross, single-cut, single-cut file, single-decker, single-digit, single-end

British Dictionary definitions for single-cross

single-cross

noun

genetics a hybrid of the first generation between two inbred lines