sexual union

/ˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl ˌjunjən/

Other forms: sexual unions

Definitions of sexual union

1. noun

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   synonyms: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, union

   types:

   assortative mating

   mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating

   disassortative mating

   mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating

   cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding

   (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

   inbreeding

   the act of mating closely related individuals

   service, servicing

   the act of mating by male animals

   dihybrid cross

   hybridization using two traits with two alleles each

   monohybrid cross

   hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

   reciprocal, reciprocal cross

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

   test-cross, testcross

   a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring

   type of:

   sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice

   activities associated with sexual intercourse