English noun: interbreeding |
1. | interbreeding (act) (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
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| Synonyms | cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal, reciprocal cross, test-cross, testcross |
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| Domain category | genetic science, genetics |
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2. | interbreeding (act) reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
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| Synonyms | crossbreeding, miscegenation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction |
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