interbreeds
Crosses genetic lines
Interbreeds means to breed with members of a different species, variety, or group.
Animals that interbreed produce hybrid offspring: Wolves and coyotes interbreed where their ranges overlap.
The term also describes breeding within a closed group, though inbreeds is more common for that sense.
Figuratively, ideas or styles may interbreed when they mix and influence each other.
Thing of mixed parentage
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- muttMixed-breed dog
- outcrossMating between unrelated individuals
- backcrossHybrid-to-parent mating
linebreeding · admixture · interspecific · hybridization · cross-pollination
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
recessive · dominant · mutation · genes · heredity · locus · heterozygosity · homozygosity
Seeking another's romantic favor
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- pairingJoining two together
procreation · insemination · spawning · sire · dam · stud · broodstock · estrus
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
backcross · linebreeding · admixture · interspecific · hybridization · cross-pollination
alleles
Variant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
inheritance · recessive · dominant · mutation · genes · heredity · locus · heterozygosity · homozygosity · polygenic
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
pairing · procreation · insemination · spawning · sire · dam · stud · broodstock · estrus · rut
subspecies
Taxonomic rank beneath species