reciprocal
- noun
- /rɪˈsɪprəkl/
- Specialized
:
cruce recíproco
- To understand the genetic influence, they set up a reciprocal cross, using the same genotypes but swapping the sexes.
Examples
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In a reciprocal hybridization experiment, the plants were crossbred with their parents switched to study the impact of parental traits on the seedlings.
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The researchers conducted a reciprocal experiment, crossing the male and female genotypes to examine the differences in the offspring.
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And if you remember what this function looks like, the reciprocal function just as a nice little hyperbola here.
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In this image you can see the real space lattice, and in this image you can see the reciprocal space lattice.
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And that's a reciprocal vector that lives in reciprocal space dotted with the lattice vector, OK.
Synonyms
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
Compounds
- Specialized
When two elements combine with the same mass of a third, they combine with each other in a simple ratio
- Specialized
Breed two organisms both ways, switching parents' genes to see if a trait depends on parent sex
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A therapy method using one response to stop another that cannot occur together, for example using relaxation to reduce anxiety
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A unit that measures how easily electricity flows, equal to a siemens
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A treatment that teaches people to relax to reduce anxiety in scary situations
Surface Forms
Morphology
reciprocal = reciprocate + reciprocity (semi-transparent) = reciproc + al
The adjective is formed from the same combining stem plus -al and relates to the idea of mutual or reciprocal actions between parties.
Etymology
Reciprocal comes from the Latin reciprocus 'returning' and carries the idea of swapping or reversing roles; in a reciprocal cross the parents swap places so scientists can see which parent affects the offspring. So a reciprocal experiment is one where the two crosses are reversed.
