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introgression

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in·tro·gres·sion  (ntr-grshn)
n.
Infiltration of the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid with one of its parents.

[From Latin intrgressus, past participle of intrgred, to step in : intr-, intro- + grad, to step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

intro·gressive (-grsv) adj.

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