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Backcrossing vs Introgress - What's the difference?

backcrossing | introgress |

As a noun backcrossing

is (genetics) the crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

As a verb introgress is

(biology|genetics) to infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.

backcrossing

English

Alternative forms

* back-crossing

Noun

(wikipedia backcrossing) (en noun)
  • (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent

    • introgress

    English

    Verb

  • (biology, genetics) To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid

    • Derived terms

    *introgressant *introgression *introgressive

    See also

    *(Introgression)