INTROGRESSION


Meaning of INTROGRESSION in English

[ ˌɪntrə(ʊ)'grɛʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Biology the transfer of genetic information from one species to another through hybridization and repeated backcrossing.

Origin

C17: from L. intro- 'to the inside' on the pattern of egression , ingression .

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