backcrossing

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Etymology[edit]

back +‎ crossing

Noun[edit]

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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[edit]

backcrossing

  1. present participle of backcross

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