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backcrossing en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English crossing English backcrossing From back + crossing.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

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backcrossing en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English crossing English backcrossing From back + crossing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of backcross
    form of backcross

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