backcross
See also: back-cross and back cross
English
Etymology
back + cross
Verb
backcross (third-person singular simple present backcrosses, present participle backcrossing, simple past and past participle backcrossed)
- (genetics) To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
Noun
backcross (plural backcrosses)
- (genetics) The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
- (genetics) An organism produced by such a crossing.
- (juggling) Alternative form of back cross
Anagrams
- crossback