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Definition of Crossbreeding
1. Noun. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.
Generic synonyms: Conjugation, Coupling, Mating, Pairing, Sexual Union, Union
Specialized synonyms: Dihybrid Cross, Monohybrid Cross, Reciprocal, Reciprocal Cross, Test-cross, Testcross
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Derivative terms: Cross, Cross, Hybridise, Hybridize, Hybridize, Interbreed
2. Noun. Reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons).
Generic synonyms: Breeding, Facts Of Life, Procreation, Reproduction
Derivative terms: Interbreed, Miscegenate
Definition of Crossbreeding
1. Verb. (present participle of crossbreed) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crossbreeding
1. crossbreed [v] - See also: crossbreed
Medical Definition of Crossbreeding
1. hybridisation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossbreeding
Literary usage of Crossbreeding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genetics and Eugenics: A Text-book for Students of Biology and a Reference by William Ernest Castle, Gregor Mendel (1916)
"... CHAPTER XXIII INBREEDING AND crossbreeding IT is the opinion of most experienced
animal breeders that close inbreeding should be avoided because it has ..."
2. Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production by G. E. Ricketts (1993)
"crossbreeding for the Production of Market Lambs and Replacement Ewe Lambs
Commercial sheep producers should consider the merits of crossbreeding and how a ..."
3. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"... Through crossbreeding At the left a hybrid tomato which has altogether
outstripped a representative of one of Us parental forms, shown at the right. ..."
4. Aquacultural Genetics & Breeding: National Research Priorities by Graham A E Gall (1997)
"Priority 10: crossbreeding and Hybridization Schemes. Aquacultural geneticists
can utilize two types of outcrossing programs: crossbreeding (crosses among ..."
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