introgress

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verb

To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.

OriginLatin introgredior →
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Meanings

verbintrogress (third-person singular simple present introgresses, present participle introgressing, simple past and past participle introgressed)

present singular third person introgresses · participle present introgressing · participle past introgressed · past introgressed

  1. biologyTo infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.

Origin

  1. Latinintrogredior“to step in, enter”
  2. Englishintrogress

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

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APA

introgress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introgress

MLA

“introgress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introgress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introgress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introgress.

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