introgressv.
/ɪntrəʊˈɡrɛs/ Biology.
intransitive. To be transferred by introgression into another species.
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1958 F. C. Elliott Plant Breeding & Cytogenetics ix. 267 Genes from one species introgress into another.
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introˈgressed adj. (a) transferred in this way; (b) produced as a result of introgression.
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introgressive1938
introgressed1965
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introgressed1965
1965 D. Zohary in Baker & Stebbins Genetics Colonizing Species 415 Introgressed types are quickly fixed by self-pollination.
1968 J. A. Serra Mod. Genetics III. xx. 198 This introduction of alien loci or introgressed loci may be of as much interest as the introduction of entire alien chromosomes.
1972 Science 22 Sept. 1076/2 Where the introgressed maize at Tehuacán came from is not known.
introˈgressing adj.
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1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. vi. 124 Introgressing hybrid swarms.
1963 E. Mayr Animal Species & Evol. vi. 124 They are introgressing hybrid populations between D. middendorfiana, D. schoedleri, and D. pulex.
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