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Crossover vs Noncrossover - What's the difference?

crossover | noncrossover |

As a noun crossover

is a place where one thing crosses over another.

As an adjective noncrossover is

(genetics) not involving crossover.

crossover

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place where one thing crosses over another.
  • The means by which the crossing is made.
  • ( ) the result of the exchange of genetic material during meiosis.
  • A blend of multiple styles of music, intended to appeal to a wider audience.
  • An automobile that is a mix of two kinds of automobiles, i.e. the .
  • (rail transport) A pair of switches and a short, diagonal length of track which together connect two parallel tracks and allow passage between them.
  • A piece of fiction that borrows elements from two or more fictional universes.

    • noncrossover

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (genetics) Not involving crossover.
  • * 2002 , Susan L. Elrod, William D. Stansfield, Schaum's outline of theory and problems of genetics
    • The 10 brown offspring constitute only one-half of the offspring produced by noncrossover maternal gametes. Therefore, we estimate that 10 of the white individuals were also produced by noncrossover maternal gametes.