outbreeding

noun

out·​breed·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌbrē-diŋ How to pronounce outbreeding (audio)
: the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated : outcrossing

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How is optimal outbreeding achieved? Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2017 Generations of inbreeding, resulting in near pedigree collapse, can be abolished by one generation of outbreeding! Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2013 Assuming that an individual with many long ROH can survive and reproduce over time these massive swaths of homogeneity will be wiped away by mutation and recombination as well as outbreeding. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010 The paper above posits the inverse effect, where outbreeding results in greater outcomes than are to be expected based on the mid-parent trait value. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outbreeding was in 1901

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“Outbreeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outbreeding. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

outbreeding

noun
out·​breed·​ing -ˌbrēd-iŋ How to pronounce outbreeding (audio)
: the interbreeding of individuals that are unrelated or only distantly related

Medical Definition

outbreeding

noun
out·​breed·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌbrēd-iŋ How to pronounce outbreeding (audio)
: the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated compare inbreeding, linebreeding

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