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incross

American  
[in-kraws, -kros] / ˈɪnˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs /

noun

Genetics.

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

incross British  
/ ˈɪnkrɒs /

noun

  1. a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to inbreed or produce by inbreeding

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Etymology

Origin of incross

in- 1 + cross

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