BACKCROSS Definition & Meaning

backcross

[ bak-kraws, -kros ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.

noun

an instance of such crossing.

backcross

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verb

to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents

noun

the offspring so produced
the act or process of backcrossing

backcross

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Verb

To cross a hybrid with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents. Backcrossing is used in research to isolate genetic characteristics found in one of the parents.

Noun

The act of making such a cross.
An individual resulting from such a cross.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of backcross¹

First recorded in 1900–05; back ² + cross

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Example Sentences

The process, known as a backcross, continues: The more backcrosses, the more the new variety will resemble the second parent.

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Some organizations, such as the American Chestnut Foundation, backcross American trees with resistant Chinese varieties to produce seedlings that resemble American chestnuts but have sufficient Chinese qualities to survive the effects of blight.

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“We diluted out all the traits of the Chinese chestnut except for blight resistance, for which we selected at each backcross by inoculating the trees with the blight fungus.”

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The process, known as a backcross, continues: The more backcrosses, the more the new variety will resemble the second parent.

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