Crossbreeding

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crossbreed
v. cross two animals or plants from different breeds or species, hybridize


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Crossbreed
A crossbreed or crossbred is a hybrid animal of two purebred parents. Crossbreed may also refer to a domestic animal where the breed status of only one parent or grandparent is known. Crossbreeding, also known as mixing, refers to the process of breeding such an animal, often with the intention of creating offspring that share the traits of both parent lineages. The term is sometimes used for plants but is more commonly applied to domesticated animals.
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crossbreeding
Noun
1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
(synonym) hybridization, hybridisation, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing
(hypernym) coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
(hyponym) dihybrid cross
(classification) genetics, genetic science
2. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
(synonym) miscegenation, interbreeding
(hypernym) reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life

 
crossbreed
Noun
1. 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; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
(synonym) hybrid, cross
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) crossbred
(derivation) cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
Verb
1. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
(synonym) cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed
(hypernym) breed
(derivation) hybrid, cross


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hybridization (hybridizing, cross, crossbreeding, crossing)
In botany, induction of the production of offspring of plants of different varieties or species.


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