backcrossing

English

Alternative forms

  • back-crossing

Etymology

From back +‎ crossing.

Noun

backcrossing (countable and uncountable, plural backcrossings)

  1. (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

Verb

backcrossing

  1. present participle and gerund of backcross

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