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backcrossing

backcrossing noun: the crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent. Also the present participle and gerund of backcross.

Noun

backcrossing (countable and uncountable, plural backcrossings)

  1. The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

Also used as

backcrossing is also the present participle and gerund of backcross.

Forms of backcrossing

pluralbackcrossings
alternative formback-crossing

Origin of backcrossing

From back + crossing.

Questions about backcrossing

What does backcrossing mean?
Backcrossing means the crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
What part of speech is backcrossing?
Backcrossing is a noun.
What is the plural of backcrossing?
The plural of backcrossing is backcrossings.

Words near backcrossing in the dictionary

  1. backcourts
  2. backcrawl
  3. backcross
  4. backcrossed
  5. backcrosses
  6. backcrossing
  7. backcrossings
  8. backdam
  9. backdams
  10. backdash
  11. backdashes

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