to subject to outcrossing
an individual produced by outcrossing
outcross
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outcross
verb
out·crossed, out·cross·ing, out·cross·esverb
transitive- To mate (an animal) to an unrelated individual of the same species or breed.
- To pollinate (a plant) with pollen from a different plant of the same species, often one that is unrelated or is of a different variety.
verb
intransitiveTo outcross a plant or animal.
noun
- The process of outcrossing.
- Offspring produced by outcrossing.
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Noun
(plural outcrosses)
- a plant or animal produced by outcrossing
Verb
(third-person singular simple present outcrosses, present participle outcrossing, simple past and past participle outcrossed)
- to crossbreed different strains of a plant of animal
Anagrams
- cross out
Origin
From out- +"Ž cross.
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outcross - Medical Definition
v.
- To mate an animal to an unrelated individual of the same species or breed.
- To pollinate a plant with pollen from a different plant of the same species, often one that is unrelated or is of a different variety.
n.
- The process of outcrossing.
- Offspring produced by outcrossing.
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