crossbreed
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1. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | being, organism, |
| definition | : | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | dihybrid, |
| definition | : | a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | monohybrid, |
| definition | : | a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) (noun.animal) |
| domain category | : | genetic science, genetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition) |
2. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | breed, |
| definition | : | cause to procreate (animals) (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | backcross, |
| definition | : | mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents (verb.contact) |
3. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal)
4. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cross, crossbreed, hybrid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hybrid, |
| definition | : | a composite of mixed origin (noun.cognition) |
5. (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal)
6. breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | cross, crossbreed, hybrid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | hybrid, |
| definition | : | a composite of mixed origin (noun.cognition) |
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