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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.

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Origin of incross

in-1 + cross

Words nearby incross

incremental recorder, incremental repetition, increscent, incretion, incriminate, incross, incrossbred, in-crowd, incrust, incrustation, incubate
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Words related to incross

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

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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