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introgress

introgress verb: to infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.

Verb

introgress (third-person singular simple present introgresses, present participle introgressing, simple past and past participle introgressed)

  1. To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.

Forms of introgress

third-person singular presentintrogresses
present participleintrogressing
past participleintrogressed
pastintrogressed

Origin of introgress

From Latin introgredior (“to step in, enter”).

Words formed from introgress

Questions about introgress

What does introgress mean?
Introgress means to infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.
What part of speech is introgress?
Introgress is a verb.
What is the past tense of introgress?
The past tense of introgress is introgressed.

Words near introgress in the dictionary

  1. introflections
  2. introflexed
  3. introflexion
  4. introflexions
  5. introflexive
  6. introgress
  7. introgressant
  8. introgressants
  9. introgressed
  10. introgresses
  11. introgressing

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