ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Linebreeding

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Linebreeding is a noun meaning A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins, used to increase a particular animal's contribution to the population.

Meaning

A form of inbreeding that may encompass crosses between individuals and their descendants or two cousins, used to increase a particular animal's contribution to the population.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inbreeding, interbreeding, outbreeding, incross, crossbred, testcross.

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