outbreeding

American  

[aut-bree-ding] / ˌaʊtˈbri dɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of breeding together individuals that are not closely related within a species or population.

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outbreeding Scientific  

/ out′brē′dĭng /

1. The mating or breeding of distantly related or unrelated individuals. Outbreeding often produces offspring of superior quality because it increases homozygosity (the occurrence of two alleles for the same trait at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes), thereby sharply reducing the risk of deleterious recessive genes being expressed. Crossbreeding is the most common form of outbreeding.

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Other Word Forms

• outbreeder noun

Example Sentences

In the case of the Savannah sparrow, such outbreeding reduced adaptation to the environment.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

"It's actually quite a hard thing to demonstrate the effects of outbreeding," Bowie emphasized.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

Thanks to this and other conservation efforts like those at the Oakland Zoo's outbreeding program and the Department of the Interior's Bison Working Group, the North American population is slowly rebounding.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2023

The due adjustment of inbreeding and outbreeding is always a difficult problem of policy for breeders of animals.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

If so, there would be a school in which the advantages of outbreeding would appear as a fact, although not explained.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham