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Is there any standard for the notation of a crossing (hybrid) which tells me which part is the mother and which is the father?
Example
StrainA: egg cell
StrainB: sperm cell
Which notation is correct?
StrainA x StrainB or
StrainB x StrainA
or isn't there a rule for this?
For plants, seed (egg cell) parent is shown first and pollen (sperm) parent second.
The rule is mentioned in wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_(biology)
section : in plants.
Another mention of plant example:
