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backcross /back·cross/ (bak´kros) a mating between a heterozygote and a homozygote. backcross Etymology: AS, baec + cruc, cross 1 a mating (cross) between a heterozygote and a homozygote. 2 an organism or strain produced by such a cross. See also testcross. backcross mating the crossbred offspring of a two-way cross back to one of the parent breeds. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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melpomene in the lab and then backcrossed some of the offspring with H. Today: ACF is on third generation of backcrossed American chestnut hybrids; ACF New York State chapter president Herb Darling says that they're making "major inroads to recovery. TACF's backcrossing method used Chinese-American hybrids produced at its research farms and backcrossed those to an entirely American parent. |
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