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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. breeding
  3. breeding methods
  4. crossing
  5. hybridization
  6. introgression
  1. Fields of Study
  2. breeding
  3. breeding methods
  4. crossing
  5. hybridization
  6. introgression

Preferred term

introgression

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The incorporation of genes of one species, which is not completely reproductively isolated, into the gene pool of another by interspecific hybridization and backcrossing to the parental species. Natural introgression is rare and hybrids are less well adapted than the parental species.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • genetic introgression
  • introgressive hybridisation
  • introgressive hybridization

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/46234

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