introgression

Noun

Meaning

The act of going in; entrance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

way income access appearance introduction entry entering entrance reception import admission incoming penetration insertion initiation
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Antonyms

exodus last conclusion removal departure immigration
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Related terms

aggression progression transgression retrogression egression ingression

Examples

Genetic pollution leads to homogenization or replacement of local genomes as a result of either a numerical and/or fitness advantage of an introduced species. citation Hybridization and introgression are side-effects of introduction and invasion. Source: Internet

Frequent hybridization and high levels of introgression have caused different species in the same populations to share up to 50% of their genetic information. Source: Internet

These cryptic species lacked evidence of genetic introgression or backcrosses indicating limited fitness for hybrids and effective reproductive isolation and speciation. Source: Internet

This introgression could have provided early dogs living in high latitudes with phenotypic variation beneficial for adaption to a new and challenging environment. Source: Internet

When a population experiences hybridization with substantial introgression, there still exists parent types of each set of individuals. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

introgress introgressant introgressed introgressional introgressive introgressively