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backcross

[ bak-kraws, -kros ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.


noun

  1. an instance of such crossing.

backcross

/ ˈbækˌkrɒs /

verb

  1. to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the offspring so produced
  2. the act or process of backcrossing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

backcross

/ băkkrôs′,-krŏs′ /

Verb

  1. To cross a hybrid with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents. Backcrossing is used in research to isolate genetic characteristics found in one of the parents.


Noun

  1. The act of making such a cross.
  2. An individual resulting from such a cross.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of backcross1

First recorded in 1900–05; back 2 + cross

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