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Introgression vs Introgress - What's the difference?

introgression | introgress | Derived terms |

Introgression is a derived term of introgress.


As a noun introgression

is (genetics) the movement of a gene from one species to another.

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.

introgression

English

Noun

(wikipedia introgression) (en noun)
  • (genetics) The movement of a gene from one species to another

    • Derived terms

    *introgressional

    Related terms

    *introgress *introgressive

    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)