reciprocal cross

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

reciprocal cross is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3I1P3R1O1C3A1L1C3R1O1S1S1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does reciprocal cross mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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

SYNONYMS
RECIPROCAL
BROADER
CROSSCROSSBREEDINGCROSSINGHYBRIDISATIONHYBRIDIZATIONHYBRIDIZINGINTERBREEDING