cross-sterile
adjective
incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
cross-sterility
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a word derived from
cross-sterile.
Example Sentences
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Indeed, one of the two lines of experimental verification of our theory consists in selecting cases where nearly allied species are separated by geographical barriers, and proving that, in such cases, there is no cross-sterility.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes
If then cross-sterility may thus arise even in association with geographical isolation, may it not also arise in its absence?
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes
