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noun
A hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to two independent alleles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hybrid, crossbreed, cross
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English hybrid English dihybrid From di- + hybrid.
