nnoun.animal(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or speciesTopic:genetic sciencegenetics
Synset:cross hybrid
Examples:- a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey
Derivationally Related Form:hybridcrosshybridizecrossbreed
Hypernyms:being organism
Inherited Hypernyms:hybridorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:dihybridmonohybrid
Full Hyponyms:dihybridmonohybrid
vverb.contactbreed animals or plants using parents of different races and varietiesSynset:cross hybridise hybridize interbreed
Examples:- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
Derivationally Related Form:crosshybridisationcrossbreedhybridizingcrossinghybridhybridizationinterbreeding
Hypernyms:breed
Inherited Hypernyms:crossbreedbreedproduce
Direct Hyponyms:backcross
Full Troponyms:backcross
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