BACKCROSSED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Backcross

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbakkrɒs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or an organism with the same genetic characteristics as one of the parents

Short Definition:

cross hybrid with one of its parents or organism with same genetic characteristics as one of parents

Examples:
  • after five generations the backcrossed dogs were indistinguishable from pure-bred Dalmatians

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