outcross
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- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌkrɔs/
- Specialized
- It's well-known that the old-type collie was a common outcross for retrievers in the early part of the nineteenth century.
Examples
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The Castro itself has a 100% self-contained gene pool, with no outcrosses to other breeds.
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An outcross can help improve the health of a breed by introducing new genetic traits.
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Many breeders perform an outcross to reduce the risk of inherited diseases in their dogs.
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The research showed that the best specimens came from careful outcross practices between different genetic lines.
Synonyms
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An offspring of two different breeds or varieties
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Animals or plants from different groups produce mixed young
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Breeding two different plants or animals to make offspring with mixed traits
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Mixing different kinds of animals or plants to make young with chosen traits
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Breeding animals or plants from different groups to increase gene variety
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A process in which different breeds or groups mate to make hybrid young
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An animal or plant born from parents of different breeds, often from different varieties
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The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
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A process of making something new by joining two different species or languages
Encouraging mating between animals or plants that are not closely related to make their genes more different
Mixing different breeds to make animals or plants with mixed traits
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Etymology
Outcross is made of out- ('outside') and cross ('to mate' or 'mix'), like in crossbreed. An outcross is a mating or the offspring from parents of different lines, used to add genetic variety and reduce inherited health problems.