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crossing
The crossing of different breeds or species in animal or plant breeding in order to combine certain traits.
Durch das Crossing dieser beiden Apfelsorten entstand eine neue, besonders resistente Frucht.
Through the crossing of these two apple varieties, a new, especially resistant fruit was created.
'Das Crossing' is a technical term for crossbreeding in animal and plant breeding. It does not mean 'Straßenkreuzung' (intersection) or 'Überweg' (crosswalk), as the English word 'crossing' is often used.
Das Crossing von zwei Hunderassen erfordert viel Wissen über Genetik.
The crossing of two dog breeds requires a lot of knowledge about genetics.
This word is used almost exclusively as a technical term in biology, genetics, and animal and plant breeding. It practically does not occur in normal everyday language.
In der Vorlesung über Genetik haben wir das Thema Crossing behandelt.
In the lecture on genetics, we covered the topic of crossing.
The word is typically used in the structure 'das Crossing von A und B' (the crossing of A and B) to name the two crossed species or breeds.
Das Crossing von einer Tomate und einer Kartoffel war ein berühmtes Experiment.
The crossing of a tomato and a potato was a famous experiment.
intersection / crossing
Die Kreuzung and das Crossing can both refer to the deliberate combination of different breeds or species in breeding. Kreuzung is the usual German term, while Crossing is a rare English technical term for the same area. In general German, Kreuzung is therefore usually the better choice.
Das Crossing zweier Pflanzenarten soll ihre guten Eigenschaften verbinden.
The crossing of two plant species is intended to combine their good qualities.
Die Kreuzung zweier Pflanzenarten soll ihre guten Eigenschaften verbinden.
Crossing two plant species is intended to combine their good qualities.
