Etymology

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Today it means: To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid. Full definition →

Latin introgredior
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  1. Latin · derived fromintrogredior“to step in, enter”
  2. English todayintrogress

From Latin introgredior (“to step in, enter”).

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