back·cross (băk′krôs′, -krŏs′) 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.
backcross (ˈbækˌkrɒs ) vb (Genetics) to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents
n 1. (Genetics) the offspring so produced
2. (Genetics) the act or process of backcrossing
back•cross (ˈbækˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs) v.t. 1. to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.
n. 2. an instance of such crossing.
[1900–05]
backcross Past participle: backcrossedGerund: backcrossingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative backcross backcross
Present I backcross you backcross he/she/it backcrosses we backcross you backcross they backcross
Preterite I backcrossed you backcrossed he/she/it backcrossed we backcrossed you backcrossed they backcrossed
Present Continuous I am backcrossing you are backcrossing he/she/it is backcrossing we are backcrossing you are backcrossing they are backcrossing
Present Perfect I have backcrossed you have backcrossed he/she/it has backcrossed we have backcrossed you have backcrossed they have backcrossed
Past Continuous I was backcrossing you were backcrossing he/she/it was backcrossing we were backcrossing you were backcrossing they were backcrossing
Past Perfect I had backcrossed you had backcrossed he/she/it had backcrossed we had backcrossed you had backcrossed they had backcrossed
Future I will backcross you will backcross he/she/it will backcross we will backcross you will backcross they will backcross
Future Perfect I will have backcrossed you will have backcrossed he/she/it will have backcrossed we will have backcrossed you will have backcrossed they will have backcrossed
Future Continuous I will be backcrossing you will be backcrossing he/she/it will be backcrossing we will be backcrossing you will be backcrossing they will be backcrossing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been backcrossing you have been backcrossing he/she/it has been backcrossing we have been backcrossing you have been backcrossing they have been backcrossing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been backcrossing you will have been backcrossing he/she/it will have been backcrossing we will have been backcrossing you will have been backcrossing they will have been backcrossing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been backcrossing you had been backcrossing he/she/it had been backcrossing we had been backcrossing you had been backcrossing they had been backcrossing
Conditional I would backcross you would backcross he/she/it would backcross we would backcross you would backcross they would backcross
Past Conditional I would have backcrossed you would have backcrossed he/she/it would have backcrossed we would have backcrossed you would have backcrossed they would have backcrossed
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parentscrossbreed ,
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"