backcross
Breed with parent
A backcross is a breeding technique where a hybrid offspring is crossed back with one of its parent strains.
This reinforces desired traits from that parent while maintaining some characteristics from the other.
The term appears in genetics, agriculture, and cannabis breeding: The breeder backcrossed the hybrid to stabilize the flavor profile.
As a verb, to backcross is to perform this breeding.
Masked unless paired identically
- dominantHaving superior influence
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
homozygous · heterozygous · locus · chromosome · gene · mutation · Mendelian · monohybrid
One's biological descendants
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
- pedigreeRecord of descent
sire · dam · selection · propagate · bloodline · stock · strain · inbreeding
Cereal crop for flour
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- riceStaple cereal grain
- soybeanProtein-rich Asian legume
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
pest resistance · drought tolerance · yield · hybrid seed · plant breeding · field trial · disease resistance · seed production
recessive
Masked unless paired identically
- dominantHaving superior influence
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · homozygous · heterozygous · locus · chromosome · gene · mutation · Mendelian · monohybrid · Punnett square
progeny
One's biological descendants
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
- purebredOf single breed ancestry
pedigree · sire · dam · selection · propagate · bloodline · stock · strain · inbreeding · hybrid vigor
wheat
Cereal crop for flour
cotton · pest resistance · drought tolerance · yield · hybrid seed · plant breeding · field trial · disease resistance · seed production
- hybridshybrid car, crossbred, mule, hybrid cars, tigon
- animal husbandrybreeding, sire, dam, stud, captive breeding
- cannabisweed, sativa, indica, dispensaries, hybrid
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- breedingselective breeding, breeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair
- hybridizationhybridization, crossbreeding, interbreeding, hybrid vigor, heterosis
backcrossoutcross
Mating between unrelated individuals
outcrossing · outbreeding · crossbreeding · exogamy · hybridization
cross, crossover, crossbreed, recross, outcross, cross-pollinate