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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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Within her drama and within our classrooms, Smith provides us with a twilight space, a trans-ethnic crossing, which demands that we look at ourselves and the ways in which we are socially inscribed recognizing that if we are to survive we must engage in introgressive spaces, in a dialogue with one another.
 
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