backcrosses

back·cross (b

krôs

, -kr

)

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.

1. The act of making such a cross.

2. An individual resulting from such a cross.

backcross [ˈbækˌkrɒs]

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

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

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

backcross (b

krôs

, -kr

)

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

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"

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sikamea hybrids are fertile in backcrosses to either parent.

The Kumamoto oyster Crassostrea sikamea is neither rare nor ... by Camara, Mark D.; Davis, Jonathan P.; Sekino, Masashi; Hedgecock, Dennis; Li, Gang; Langdon, Christop / Journal of Shellfish Research

can not be truthfully separated accurately by taxonomists into species, because the original species that existed centuries ago have intercrossed themselves in the natural state so completely, and the natural selections have reached a critical composition and complexity, that cannot be adequately recreated through backcrosses.

History of Blackberry Plants by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community

In Montana, between 0-22% of sauger from the Missouri River drainage and 0-10% from the Yellowstone River drainage were hybrids or backcrosses.

Biological Sciences by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science

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