crossbreeding

Noun
  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids (synset 100852055)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    subtypes:
    • dihybrid cross - hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
    • monohybrid cross - hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)
    • reciprocal, reciprocal cross - hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
    • test-cross, testcross - a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring
    same as: cross, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding
  2. Reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) (synset 100851398)
    is a type of: breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
    same as: interbreeding, miscegenation

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