incross

[in-kraws, -kros]

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noun Genetics.

a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.

Origin of incross

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Related Words for incross

combination, amalgam, bastard, cross, compound, half-breed, mongrel, miscegenation, half-caste, crossbreed, mule, half-blood, outcross

British Dictionary definitions for incross

incross

noun

a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding

verb

to inbreed or produce by inbreeding

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