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introgression

noun

/ˌɪn.trəˈɡreʃ.ən/

Meaning

The transfer of genetic information from one species to another through repeated backcrossing.

Introgression plays a significant role in plant breeding.

gene flow, hybridization, backcrossing, genetic mixing

isolation, segregation

introgression in plants, genetic introgression, introgression analysis

An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside; a bumpkin.

a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, especially one for firing pottery or bricks

the edge or border of something; very close to happening

a domesticated carnivorous mammal that is typically kept as a pet or for work

a type of water bird that dives underwater to catch fish

detailed examination of the elements or structure of something