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ˈoutbreeder
[out- 8 + breeder 1.]
A plant which is not self-fertile, or an animal in which breeding pairs are not closely related.
1963E. Mayr Animal Species & Evolution xiv. 421 The entire breeding system of outbreeders is so organized as to accumulate and preserve genetic variation. 1963Davis & Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon. xiii. 424 In many forest trees which are outbreeders, pollen may disperse for long distances. 1975S. K. Jain in Frankel & Hawkes Crop Genetic Resources ii. 22 We speak of..outbreeders, inbreeders, and apomicts. |