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(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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  1. n. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
  2. n. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and white">non-white persons)
  3. n (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids n reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and white">non-white persons) v breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties