intercrossing

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noun

The interbreeding of two strains that have a common ancestry

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intercross
nounintercrossing (countable and uncountable, plural intercrossings)

plural intercrossings

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe interbreeding of two strains that have a common ancestry
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APA

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Chicago

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