to crossbreed
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4.6
- verb
- /ˈkrɔsˌbrid/
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- On the second level, we're looking for new markers associated with the same traits in our Canchim and Nelore crossbred herds.
Examples
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If such strains are identified, they will be crossbred to improve their yield characteristics and then grown under conditions found in a variety of developing countries.
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The effort required to maintain livestock is making grade and crossbred cattle popular (estimated to be about 12 percent of the total in 1983).
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And, and you can actually crossbreed wheat to increase its gluten levels, which makes it more robust.
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We've been breeding and crossbreeding this beef all our lives to get us the best stock in the country.
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Black wolves living in North America today derive their black coloration from crossbreeding with domestic dogs.
Blog text (32) -
In addition, he led a project in which the popular Gala apple variety was crossbred with seven Kazak accessions. "This produced 7 populations of 250 seedlings each," he says.
Academic text (2006) -
Scientists, farmers, and gardeners may attempt to bring out the best traits in—let's say a tomato—by crossbreeding.
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Farmers often crossbreed different sheep breeds to create a hardier livestock variety.
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By crossbreeding these two flower species, the gardener was able to produce a new color variant.
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Researchers crossbreed various dog breeds to develop service animals with specific traits.
Synonyms
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1.8
To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents
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3.9
To breed two different varieties or species to produce offspring
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7.0
To cross two different plants or animals to make a new kind
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To mate with another animal or plant of a different type
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4.9
Move pollen from one flower to another so the plants can make seeds
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To breed animals or plants with unrelated ones to increase variation in their genes
To mix pollen from two different plants to make new kinds
To breed an animal or plant with one from a different genetic line to increase genetic diversity
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Etymology
Crossbreed comes from the words cross ('between' or 'across') and breed ('to produce young' or 'type of animal or plant'). To crossbreed means to make young by mixing two different breeds, so the young have qualities from both parents.