intercross
Example Sentences
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Where the filaments intercross closely, are felted, and inclined to form a membrane, it is hymenoid mycelium.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
If two distinct breeds were mingled together in equal numbers, there is reason to suspect that they would to a certain extent prefer pairing with their own kind; but they would often intercross.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles
There is no doubt that these three pheasants, namely, the common, the true ring-necked, and the Japan, intercross, and are becoming blended together in the woods of several parts of England.
From On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) by Darwin, Charles
Cultivated plants like those in a state of nature frequently intercross, and will thus mingle their constitutional peculiarities.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
On the other hand, with dichogamous plants, early or late flowers on the same individual may intercross; and a cross of this kind does hardly any or no good.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles
