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backcross definition

back·cross (-krôs′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to cross, or breed (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with a genetic equivalent to such a parent

noun

an instance or result of such a breeding

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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