outcross
Mate unrelated stock
Outcross refers to breeding with an unrelated or distantly related individual, introducing genetic diversity into a lineage.
Dog breeders may outcross to reduce inherited health problems from inbreeding: The kennel outcrossed their line with dogs from European stock.
As a noun, an outcross is the individual or offspring resulting from such breeding.
Enhanced traits from crossbreeding
- heterosisOffspring surpassing both parents
- robustnessResistance to failure
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
stamina · resilience · health · fitness · growth rate · disease resistance · yield · performance
Mating unlike organisms
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- pairingJoining two together
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- sireMale animal parent
dam · progeny · offspring · lineage · pedigree · bloodline · stud · purebred
Paired unlike gene variants
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
recombination · inheritance · homozygosity · locus · chromosomes · DNA · meiosis · genetic diversity
Inherited molecular differences
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- gene flowAllele transfer between populations
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- variabilityTendency to change
adaptation · speciation · wild type · landrace · germplasm · conservation
Thing of mixed parentage
- F1Elite open-wheel racing
- interbreedMate across varieties
- mixed breedOffspring of different varieties
hybrid vigor
Enhanced traits from crossbreeding
- heterosisOffspring surpassing both parents
- robustnessResistance to failure
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
vitality · stamina · resilience · health · fitness · growth rate · disease resistance · yield · performance · thriving
crossbreeding
Mating unlike organisms
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
- pairingJoining two together
- reproductionCopying or procreation
sire · dam · progeny · offspring · lineage · pedigree · bloodline · stud · purebred · inbreeding
heterozygosity
Paired unlike gene variants
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
gene pool · recombination · inheritance · homozygosity · locus · chromosomes · DNA · meiosis · genetic diversity · genetic drift
genetic variation
Inherited molecular differences
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- gene flowAllele transfer between populations
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
variability · adaptation · speciation · wild type · landrace · germplasm · conservation
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
- F1Elite open-wheel racing
- interbreedMate across varieties
- mixed breedOffspring of different varieties
- hybridshybrid car, mule, hybrid cars, tigon, hybrid seed
- breedingselective breeding, breeder, crossbreeding, mating, breeding pair
- bloodstockstallion, stud farm, stud fee, stud book, breeding
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- dog showsdog shows, show ring, handler, show dog, show dogs
- pedigreeslineage, bloodline, heritage, ancestry, family tree
outcrossinbreed
Mate closely related organisms
inbreeding · backcross · linebreeding · self-pollination · self-fertilization
cross, out, across, outcry, crossover, crossbreed, crossbred, uncross, recross