the mating of a hybrid organism (offspring of genetically unlike parents) with one of its parents or with an organism genetically similar to the ... [3 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/3
The mating of a two-breed crossbred individual back to one of its parental breeds. Example: A Hereford-Angus crossbred cow bred back to an Angus bull. Found on http://www.cattlepages.com/dictionary/
The mating of a two-breed crossbred offspring back to one of its parental breeds. Example: A Hereford-Angus cross cow bred back to an Angus bull. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20020
(bak´kros) in experimental genetics, a cross between an offspring and one of its parents, or an organism genetically identical to one of its parents. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Crossing a hybrid back to one of the original parents, called the recurrent parent. In agronomy, the recurrent parent is usually a single genotype, often a named variety. In forestry, the recurrent parent is usually a different genotype from the same species or population. (This is done to prevent inbreeding depression.) Example: collecting pollen ... Found on http://www.esf.edu/for/maynard/GENE_GLOSSERY.html
Type: Term Pronunciation: bak′kros Definitions: 1. The mating between an animal that is homozygous at a locus of interest and an animal that is heterozygous, commonly from the same ancestral stock. Synonyms: testcross Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=9159