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crossbreeding

[ UK /kɹˈɒsbɹiːdɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
  2. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

How To Use crossbreeding In A Sentence

  • Asian local native peoples have inbred native dog breeds without any crossbreeding with other dogs to maintain their pedigree and their specific physical characteristics.
  • When the dingoes are persecuted, however, it disrupts the social structure of dingo packs and leads to crossbreeding.
  • Experimental crossbreeding in the past 15 years showed that many of these mass-spawning species could hybridize in laboratories.
  • British bluebells are already threatened by their Spanish cousins, which are crossbreeding with the English variety, interfering with its genetic integrity.
  • However with polar bears crossbreeding with Grizzlies, rampaging Bigfoots, expanding populations of catamounts and giant anaconda soon some sort of "natural equilibrium" can surely be restored. On Hunting Pythons in Florida
  • Using conventional crossbreeding techniques, the team then managed to create a peanut with significantly reduced levels of the allergy-causing proteins. New Peanut Created That Could Free Millions of People from Fear of Deadly Allergic Reaction | Impact Lab
  • MR: I love the crossbreeding between metaphysics and science because I have a personal belief that everything comes from one point, and as the point becomes aware of itself, it has all of these layers that come out of it forming structure. Mike Ragogna: From The Grateful Dead to Rhythm Devils : A Conversation with Mickey Hart
  • Scott P. Greiner, extension agent for animal science at Virginia Tech, told those present that mixing breeds of cattle in reproduction, or "crossbreeding," spawns desirable traits that can make offspring keep healthier and live longer. Daily News-Record
  • A bluebunch wheatgrass now in the final stages of testing, for example, is the result of crossbreeding parent plants from 25 different sites throughout 6 western states and British Columbia.
  • Warning of the dangers of cloning on O'Reilly's show in 2007, O'Donnell asserted that "American scientific companies are crossbreeding humans and animals and coming up with mice with fully functioning human brains. How Christine O'Donnell Came Into The Media Spotlight
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