incross

[ in-kraws, -kros ]
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nounGenetics.
  1. a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.

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British Dictionary definitions for incross

incross

/ (ˈɪnkrɒs) /


noun
  1. a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding

verb
  1. to inbreed or produce by inbreeding

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