"intercross" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intercrosses [plural]
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  1. (biology, genetics) The act or product of intercrossing Related terms: backcross, outcross Translations (The act or product of intercrossing): хибрид (hibrid) (Bulgarian)
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Verb

Forms: intercrosses [present, singular, third-person], intercrossing [participle, present], intercrossed [participle, past], intercrossed [past]
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  1. To cross back over one another Translations (To cross back over one another): пресичам се (presičam se) (Bulgarian)
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  2. (biology, genetics) To breed two strains having a common ancestry with one another Translations ((biology, genetics) to breed): кръстосвам (krǎstosvam) (Bulgarian)
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