BACKCROSS


Meaning of BACKCROSS in English

/bak"kraws', -kros'/ , Genetics.

v.t.

1. to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.

n.

2. an instance of such crossing.

[ 1900-05; BACK 2 + CROSS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .