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back·cross
(băk′krôs′, -krŏs′)tr.v. back·crossed, back·cross·ing, back·cross·es
To cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.
n.
1. The act of making such a cross.
2. An individual resulting from such a cross.
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backcross
(ˈbækˌkrɒs)vb
(Genetics) to mate (a hybrid of the first generation) with one of its parents
n
1. (Genetics) the offspring so produced
2. (Genetics) the act or process of backcrossing
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back•cross
(ˈbækˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs)v.t.
1. to cross (a hybrid of the first generation) with either of its parents.
n. 2. an instance of such crossing.
[1900–05]
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backcross
Past participle: backcrossed
Gerund: backcrossing
| Imperative |
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| backcross |
| backcross |
| Present |
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| I backcross |
| you backcross |
| he/she/it backcrosses |
| we backcross |
| you backcross |
| they backcross |
| Preterite |
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| I backcrossed |
| you backcrossed |
| he/she/it backcrossed |
| we backcrossed |
| you backcrossed |
| they backcrossed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am backcrossing |
| you are backcrossing |
| he/she/it is backcrossing |
| we are backcrossing |
| you are backcrossing |
| they are backcrossing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have backcrossed |
| you have backcrossed |
| he/she/it has backcrossed |
| we have backcrossed |
| you have backcrossed |
| they have backcrossed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was backcrossing |
| you were backcrossing |
| he/she/it was backcrossing |
| we were backcrossing |
| you were backcrossing |
| they were backcrossing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had backcrossed |
| you had backcrossed |
| he/she/it had backcrossed |
| we had backcrossed |
| you had backcrossed |
| they had backcrossed |
| Future |
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| I will backcross |
| you will backcross |
| he/she/it will backcross |
| we will backcross |
| you will backcross |
| they will backcross |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have backcrossed |
| you will have backcrossed |
| he/she/it will have backcrossed |
| we will have backcrossed |
| you will have backcrossed |
| they will have backcrossed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be backcrossing |
| you will be backcrossing |
| he/she/it will be backcrossing |
| we will be backcrossing |
| you will be backcrossing |
| they will be backcrossing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been backcrossing |
| you have been backcrossing |
| he/she/it has been backcrossing |
| we have been backcrossing |
| you have been backcrossing |
| they have been backcrossing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been backcrossing |
| you will have been backcrossing |
| he/she/it will have been backcrossing |
| we will have been backcrossing |
| you will have been backcrossing |
| they will have been backcrossing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been backcrossing |
| you had been backcrossing |
| he/she/it had been backcrossing |
| we had been backcrossing |
| you had been backcrossing |
| they had been backcrossing |
| Conditional |
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| I would backcross |
| you would backcross |
| he/she/it would backcross |
| we would backcross |
| you would backcross |
| they would backcross |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have backcrossed |
| you would have backcrossed |
| he/she/it would have backcrossed |
| we would have backcrossed |
| you would have backcrossed |
| they would have backcrossed |
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Verb 1. backcross - mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed, cross - breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed"
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