backcrossing

backcrossing

English

Alternative forms

  • back-crossing

Etymology

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English back
English crossing
English backcrossing

    From back + crossing.

    Noun

    backcrossing (countable and uncountable, plural backcrossings)

    1. (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

    Verb

    backcrossing

    1. present participle and gerund of backcross

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