interbred
Combined genetic lines
Interbred is the past tense and past participle of interbreed, meaning to breed with members of a different species, variety, or group.
When animals or plants interbreed, they produce offspring that combine traits from both parent types.
The wolves interbred with domestic dogs over several generations.
The term applies both to deliberate crossbreeding by humans and to natural mating between related species.
Interbred can also function as an adjective describing the resulting hybrid offspring.
Tendency to change
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- populationsGroups of residents counted
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
landraces · speciation · evolution · diversity · endemism · conservation · mongrel · pedigree
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- tigonStriped-maned cat cross
- cockapooSpaniel-poodle hybrid dog
- labradoodleRetriever-poodle crossbreed
- goldendoodleRetriever-poodle mix
pomsky · puggle · schnoodle · cavapoo · chug · beefalo · zorse
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
recessive · dominant · genes · DNA · heredity · locus · meiosis · genomics
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
outcrossing · propagation · spawning · copulation · insemination · pairing · husbandry · studbook
variability
Tendency to change
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- populationsGroups of residents counted
subspecies · landraces · speciation · evolution · diversity · endemism · conservation · mongrel · pedigree · mutt
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- tigonStriped-maned cat cross
- cockapooSpaniel-poodle hybrid dog
- labradoodleRetriever-poodle crossbreed
goldendoodle · pomsky · puggle · schnoodle · cavapoo · chug · beefalo · zorse
alleles
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · recessive · dominant · genes · DNA · heredity · locus · meiosis · genomics · polymorphism
mating
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- conjugationVerb form variation system
recombination · outcrossing · propagation · spawning · copulation · insemination · pairing · husbandry · studbook
interbredpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
pedigreed · full-blooded · pure-blooded · blooded · thoroughbred
interbredoutbred
Mated with non-relatives
crossbred · inbred · outcrossed · isolated · segregated