2. Noun. (biology) The ability for different species to cross-breed or cross-fertilize. ¹
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Definition of Crossability
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossability
Literary usage of Crossability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Species crossability in spruce in relation to distribution and taxonomy.
Forest Science. 1: 319-349. Wyman, LC; Harris, SK 1941. ..."
2. Breeding Crop Plants by Herbert Kendall Hayes, Ralph John Garber (1921)
"Genetics in relation to agriculture. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 675 pp.
BACKHOUSE, VV. O., 1916-17. Note on the inheritance of "crossability. ..."
3. Application of Rflp & Rapd Molecular Technologies to Plant Breeding: A edited by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"... FRUIT-TREES; PLANT-GENETICS; FRUIT-QUALITY; HERITABILITY; LINKAGE-(GENETICS);
COLD-HARDINESS; DISEASE-INCIDENCE; GENETIC-VARIANCE; crossability; RFLP; ..."
4. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"... 180 NAL Call No: 75.8 P842 Insert copy number, chromosome number, pollen
stainability, and crossability of Agrobacterium- transformed diploid potato. ..."
5. Genetics and Eugenics: A Text-book for Students of Biology and a Reference by William Ernest Castle (1916)
"Note on the inheritance of crossability. Jour. Genet., 6. 1918. The inheritance
of glume length in Triticum polonicum. A case of zygotic inhibition. Jour. ..."
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