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Verb: backcross  'bak`krós
  1. Mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents

Derived forms: backcrossing, backcrossed, backcrosses

Type of: cross, crossbreed, hybridise [Brit], hybridize, interbreed

Encyclopedia: Backcross

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