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out·cross (out

krôs

, -kr

)

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

To cross (animals or plants) by breeding individuals of different strains but usually of the same breed.

1. The process of outcrossing.

2. Offspring produced by outcrossing.

outcross

vb [ˌaʊtˈkrɒs]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to breed (animals or plants of the same breed but different strains)

n [ˈaʊtˌkrɒs]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an animal or plant produced as a result of outcrossing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an act of outcrossing

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