crossbreeding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    cross; crossing; hybridizing; hybridisation; interbreeding; hybridization.
  2. noun reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
    interbreeding; miscegenation.
  3. verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
    hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross; hybridise.
    • cross a horse and a donkey
    • Mendel tried crossbreeding
    • these species do not interbreed

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