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Intercross

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In`ter`cross´
v. t. & i.1.To cross each other, as lines.
2.(Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.
n.1.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.
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But if, in fact, all hermaphrodites do occasionally intercross with other individuals, the difference between hermaphrodites and unisexual species, as far as function is concerned, becomes very small.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
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