backcrosses - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

definitions

cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or an organism with the same genetic characteristics as one of the parents

examples

after five generations the backcrossed dogs were indistinguishable from pure-bred Dalmatians

(noun)

definitions

an instance or result of backcrossing