outcross
/ˈaʊtkrɔs/
noun
- An individual or organism produced by breeding two unrelated individuals of the same species.
- The breeder introduced an outcross to improve the health of the dog breed.
- An outcross can bring new genetic traits into a population.
- This corn variety is an outcross between two different regional strains.
verb
- To breed an individual with an unrelated individual of the same species.
- They outcross the rabbits every few generations to maintain vigor.
- Gardeners often outcross tomato plants to create more resilient hybrids.
- The farmer decided to outcross his herd to reduce inbreeding.
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