crossbreed

Noun
  1. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock;
    Especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (synset 101329963)
    "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: being, organism - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
    subtypes:
    • dihybrid - a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
    • monohybrid - a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
    same as: cross, hybrid
Verb
  1. Breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (synset 201432586)
    "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
    is a type of: breed - cause to procreate (animals)
    subtypes: backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
    same as: cross, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed

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