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🔁 To cross again 🧬 To mate again
to recross

to recross

1 8.6
To mate a young animal or plant again with one parent to keep a trait
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkrɔs/
  • Specialized
: recruzar
  • After the initial experiment, the team planned to recross the plants to observe any genetic changes.

Examples

  • The scientist decided to recross the offspring with the original parent to confirm the inheritance pattern.

  • To strengthen the desired trait, breeders often recross hybrids with a specific strain.

  • They plan to recross the genetic lines this year.

  • The scientists recrossed the plants to enhance their yield.

  • To enhance the plant's resistance to disease, the researcher decided to recross the new strain with its original parent.

  • The scientist aimed to recross the mice to study the effects of genetic traits on their offspring.

  • Breeders often recross the hybrids with purebreds to stabilize desirable features in the next generation.

Synonyms

to backcross
vsto recross
  • Specialized
1 9.9

To breed a hybrid plant or animal with one parent so the offspring have a wanted trait

is mating the offspring again with a parent to test or reinforce traits
to rebreed
vsto recross
1 6.6

Make animals or plants have young again after an earlier attempt

is the specific practice of mating an offspring with a parent to reinforce traits

Antonyms

outcross
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A mating of animals or plants from different genetic lines, including the young it produces

How Often

to inbreed
  • Specialized
1 7.7
to backcross
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to recross
  • Specialized
1 8.6
cross
  • Specialized
39 5.9

Surface Forms

recross infinitive
recrossed past
recrossed past participle
recrossing present participle
recrosses third person singular

Morphology

recross = cross (semi-transparent) = re + cross

Morphologically clear as 're-' + 'cross', but the specialized genetic sense ('to mate again' or 'to back-cross') may not be inferable to general learners without domain knowledge.

Etymology

The word recross comes from re- 'again' and cross 'to mate', as in crossbreed. So to recross in breeding is to mate the young again with a parent or chosen line to check or strengthen a trait.