intercross
Mix genetic lines
Intercross means to cross with each other, typically referring to breeding between different varieties, strains, or species.
In genetics and agriculture, plants or animals intercross when they mate across group boundaries: The two varieties intercrossed freely in the wild.
As a noun, an intercross is the offspring or result of such crossing.
Breed between distinct types
- interbreedMate across varieties
- outcrossMating between unrelated individuals
- backcrossHybrid-to-parent mating
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
fertilization · progeny · offspring · hybrid · lineage · pedigree · purebred · inbreed
Weave elements together
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
- plaitWoven strand of hair
mesh · lattice · weft · warp · basketry · macrame · netting · matting
Genetic material exchange process
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
inheritance · meiosis · loci · gene · mutation · DNA · traits · heredity
Overlapping lines in X-shapes
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
traverse · bisect · transect · junction · grid · network · interchange
hybridize
Breed between distinct types
- interbreedMate across varieties
- outcrossMating between unrelated individuals
- backcrossHybrid-to-parent mating
mating · fertilization · progeny · offspring · hybrid · lineage · pedigree · purebred · inbreed · sire
interlace
Weave elements together
- intertwineTwist together mutually
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- braidInterwoven strand pattern
plait · mesh · lattice · weft · warp · basketry · macrame · netting · matting · trellis
recombination
Genetic material exchange process
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · inheritance · meiosis · loci · gene · mutation · DNA · traits · heredity · polymorphism
crisscross
Overlapping lines in X-shapes
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
overlap · traverse · bisect · transect · junction · grid · network · interchange
intercrosspurebred
Of single breed ancestry
pureblood · thoroughbred · inbreed · inbred · pureblooded