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Backcross

A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back.

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📖 Definitions of "Backcross"

noun

1
A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back.

noun

1
The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.
2
An organism produced by such a crossing.

verb

1
To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Backcross"

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Word	Definition
crossbacknoun	Two pieces on the back of an item (for attaching or bracing it) which form an "X".
subcrossnoun	A crosspiece that is below something.
double-crossverb	To betray or go back on; to deceive someone after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were being aided.
intercrossnoun	(biology, genetics) The act or product of intercrossing
crossnoun	A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
outcrossnoun	The introduction of unrelated breeding stock to an existing population, especially one which is inbred or homogeneous.
testcrossnoun	(genetics) The breeding of an individual with a phenotypically recessive individual, in order to determine the zygosity of the former by analysing proportions of offspring phenotypes.
crossbreednoun	An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.
cross-breednoun	Alternative form of crossbreed. [An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.]
crosshybridizeverb	To cause or to undergo crosshybridization.
introgressverb	(biology, genetics) To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.
interbreedverb	(ambitransitive) To breed or reproduce within a heterogenous community, the products of which produce hybrids.
recrossverb	To cross again.
xbreednoun	Abbreviation of crossbreed. [An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.]
cross-fosterverb	To remove offspring from its biological mother to be reared by another, especially so as to equalize the numbers in litters.
cohybridizeverb	To hybridize together with another
cross-pollinateverb	(figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements.
crosspollinateverb	Alternative form of cross-pollinate. [(botany, transitive) To fertilize by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to the stigma of another.]
cotransfernoun	(genetics) The transfer of linked genes.
cross-fertilizeverb	To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.