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outcross

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1. outcross - Noun

2. outcross - Verb

Meaning

The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous. [from 19th c.]

A plant or animal produced by such methods. [from 20th c.]

outcross (third-person singular simple present outcrosses, present participle outcrossing, simple past and past participle outcrossed)

(transitive) to crossbreed different strains of a plant or animal. [from 20th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Graham included "a single outcross of Tibetan Wolf Dog". citation This was long assumed to have been a Tibetan Mastiff. Source: Internet

A possibility exists for a complete outcross, if no barriers exist between the individuals to breed. Source: Internet

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