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INTERCROSSING
Verb
intercrossing
present participle of intercross
Noun
intercrossing (plural intercrossings)
(genetics) The interbreeding of two strains that have a common ancestry
Source: Wiktionary
INTERCROSS
In`ter*cross", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]
1. To cross each other, as lines.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.
In"ter*cross`, n.
Definition: The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants. We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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