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noun
breeding within a narrow range of individuals
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: inbreeding
Antonyms: none provided
noun
breeding between heterogeneous individuals
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: crossbreeding, hybridization
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of interbreed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: miscegenation, crossbreeding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, hybridizing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Narrower terms: dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal cross, reciprocal, testcross, test-cross
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