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incross

[ in-kraws, -kros ]
/ ˈɪnˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /
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noun Genetics.

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

Nearby words

incremental repetition, incrementalism, increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, incrust, incrustation, incubate, incubation

Origin of incross

in-1 + cross
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British Dictionary definitions for incross

incross

/ (ˈɪnkrɒs) /

noun

a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding

verb

to inbreed or produce by inbreeding
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