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• backcross — [bak′krôs΄] vt., vi. to cross, or breed (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with a genetic equivalent to such a parent n. an instance or result of such a breeding …   English World dictionary

• backcross — /bak kraws , kros /, Genetics. 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; BACK2 + CROSS] * * * ▪ genetics       the mating of a hybrid organism (offspring of… …   Universalium

• backcross mating — the mating of a heterozygote and a recessive homozygote; useful in revealing, through the phenotypes of the offspring, the genotype of the heterozygous parent …   Medical dictionary

• heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… …   Universalium

• plant breeding — Introduction       application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… …   Universalium

• Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction — This article discusses Selection methods in plant breeding based on mode of reproduction. Some plants reproduce by (more or less strict) self fertilization where pollen from a plant will fertilise reproductive cells or ovules of the same plant.… …   Wikipedia

• Backcrossing — Not to be confused with Breeding back. Backcrossing is a crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent, in order to achieve offspring with a genetic identity which is closer to that of the parent …   Wikipedia

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• Marker assisted selection — or marker aided selection (MAS) is a process whereby a marker (morphological, biochemical or one based on DNA/RNA variation) is used for indirect selection of a genetic determinant or determinants of a trait of interest (i.e. productivity,… …   Wikipedia