Outcross
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Outcross is a noun meaning The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
Meaning
The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
More Meanings
- A plant or animal produced by such methods.
- (transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal.
Example Sentences
Their two sons, Joseph I and Charles VI went still further in their pursuit of an out-cross by both marrying princesses from the Guelph house of Brunswick.
Word Forms
- outcrosses
- out-cross
- outcrossing
- outcrossed
Antonyms for outcross
Common opposites include incross, inbreed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outcrossing, crossing, intercrossing, backcrossing, backcross, outbreeding.
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