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backcross

  (băk'krôs', -krŏs') pronunciation
tr.v., -crossed, -cross·ing, -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.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: back·cross
(băk'krôs')
v., -crossed, -cross·ing, -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.
 

Mating the crossbred offspring of a two-way cross back to one of the parent breeds.

 

A plant derived from a cross between a hybrid and one of its parents.

 
WordNet: backcross
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents


 
 

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