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back·cross  (bkkrôs, -krs)

tr.v. back·crossed, back·cross·ing, back·cross·es

To cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.

n.

1. The act of making such a cross.

2. An individual resulting from such a cross.

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backcross [ˈbækˌkrɒs]

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the offspring so produced

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the act or process of backcrossing

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backcross  (bkkrôs, -krs)

Verb

To cross a hybrid with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents. Backcrossing is used in research to isolate genetic characteristics found in one of the parents.

Noun

1. The act of making such a cross.

2. An individual resulting from such a cross.

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Verb

1.

backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross - 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"