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Backcross

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Verb

1. backcross

mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

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Backcross

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verb
1. 
to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents
noun
2. 
the offspring so produced
3. 
the act or process of backcrossing

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Backcross

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verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. 
to cross, or breed (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with a genetic equivalent to such a parent
noun
2. 
an instance or result of such a breeding

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Backcross

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tr.v. back·crossed, back·cross·ing, back·cross·es
To cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.
n.
1. The act of making such a cross.
2. An individual resulting from such a cross.

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