crossover C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈkrɔːsˌoʊ.vɚ/ UK /ˈkrɒsˌəʊ.və/ See IPA manual Freq #30206 Meanings 1 noun a crossing or transition from one place, group, activity, or system to another The rail crossover lets trains move safely between the two tracks. 2 noun a work or performer that combines genres or appeals to more than one audience The album became a successful crossover between jazz and popular music. 3 noun the exchange of DNA between paired homologous chromosomes during meiosis A crossover can produce a chromosome containing alleles from both parents. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a crossing or transition... crossingtransition 2 noun · a work or performer that... hybridfusion 3 noun · the exchange of dna between... crossing overgenetic recombination Word family Forms crossovers Derived forms noncrossover Related forms cross overrecombinationmeiosis Etymology A noun formed from the phrasal verb cross over. Its specialized senses preserve the central idea of passing between sides, categories, tracks, or paired chromosomes. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crossover **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɔːsˌoʊ.vɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒsˌəʊ.və/ **Frequency rank:** 30206 ## Meanings 1. a crossing or transition from one place, group, activity, or system to another 2. a work or performer that combines genres or appeals to more than one audience 3. the exchange of DNA between paired homologous chromosomes during meiosis ## Examples - The rail crossover lets trains move safely between the two tracks. - The album became a successful crossover between jazz and popular music. - A crossover can produce a chromosome containing alleles from both parents. ## Synonyms - crossing - transition - hybrid ## Derived Forms - noncrossover ## Related Forms - cross over - recombination - meiosis ## Etymology A noun formed from the phrasal verb cross over. Its specialized senses preserve the central idea of passing between sides, categories, tracks, or paired chromosomes. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown