Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Full

Preferred term

outbreeding depression

Type

Topic

Definition

The reduction in the fitness of progeny from crosses between genetically different populations.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

quantitative genetics

Related concepts

Synonyms

outcrossing depression

In other languages

depresión por alogamia

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/125073

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 9/15/08, last modified 11/30/12