intercross
Example Sentences
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Much other indirect evidence could be given with respect to the extent to which varieties of the same species spontaneously intercross.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
He says, for example:— In the case of methodical selection, a breeder selects for some definite object, and if the individuals be allowed freely to intercross, his work will completely fail.
From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes
The fully-developed males and females are winged, and individuals from distinct nests can hardly fail often to intercross.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
Whatever the cause may be, we may conclude, that in England the varieties never or very rarely intercross.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
Pisum sativum, varieties of, rarely intercross, but a cross between them highly beneficial.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
