breed
Distinct cultivated lineage
Breed refers to a distinct variety within a species, especially domestic animals developed through selective breeding: a rare breed of cattle, What breed is your dog?
The verb means to produce offspring or raise animals for particular traits.
Extended uses cover anything that generates or fosters: Familiarity breeds contempt.
A breed of person shares distinctive characteristics: a new breed of politician.
Well-bred and ill-bred describe manners and upbringing.
Ancestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sireMale animal parent
- damWater-holding barrier
progeny · offspring · descendants · stud · kennel · registration · papers · champion
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- litterScattered waste or debris
whelping · calving · foaling · spawning · incubation · brood · sire · dam
Mixed-lineage organism
- muttMixed-breed dog
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- designerOne who plans appearances
registered · variety · strain · standard · recognized · rare · exotic · domestic
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
genotype · phenotype · mutation · inheritance · dominant · recessive · crossbreeding · hybridization
Bred plant variety
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
seedling · pollination · cross-pollination · varietal · rootstock · nursery · selective · strain
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
dam · progeny · offspring · descendants · stud · kennel · registration · papers · champion · studbook
mating
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- offspringBiological descendants produced
litter · whelping · calving · foaling · spawning · incubation · brood · sire · dam · estrus
crossbreed
Mixed-lineage organism
designer · registered · variety · strain · standard · recognized · rare · exotic · domestic · heritage
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
heritability · genotype · phenotype · mutation · inheritance · dominant · recessive · crossbreeding · hybridization · selection
cultivar
Bred plant variety
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- propagationAct of spreading widely
horticulture · seedling · pollination · cross-pollination · varietal · rootstock · nursery · selective · strain · orchard
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
livestock · corral · ranch · shepherd · flock · pen · fodder · stockman · husbandry · feedlot
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- animal identificationspecies, sex, color, markings, coat
- animal reproductionmating, give birth, fertilization, copulation, spawning
- livestock traitsbirth weight, body weight, live weight, height, body length
- catscat, kitten, kitty, feline, tabby
- long E soundbee, fee, see, tee, free
breedsterilize
Eliminate all microorganisms
kill · neuter · spay · exterminate · extinguish
- dog breedsClassifications of domesticated wolves
- born and bredNative to a place
- dying breedDiminishing group nearing disappearance
- rare breedExceptionally uncommon type
- breeding groundPlace where something proliferates
- cattle breedingRaising livestock for reproduction
breeding, bred, breeder, breeds, inbred, purebred, well-bred, thoroughbred, crossbred