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backcross

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

Wordset Dictionary

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

pasttense
backcrossed
presentparticiple
backcrossing
thirdpersonsingular
backcrosses
pastparticiple
backcrossed