Definitions for backcrossˈbækˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•crossˈbækˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs(v.t.)
to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.
Category: Genetics
(n.)an instance of such crossing.
Category: Genetics
Origin of backcross:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
backcross(verb)
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
Wiktionary
backcross(Noun)
The act of such a crossing
backcross(Noun)
An individual produced by such a crossing
backcross(Verb)
To cross a hybrid with one of its parents
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