intercross
Example Sentences
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This proves that the oak family is young, compared with many other families, whose members are too distantly related to intercross.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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
Column 3: Plants from an intercross between the Plants of the Eighth Self-fertilised Generation.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
Why then do not the varieties occasionally intercross, though this would not often happen, as insects so rarely act in an efficient manner?
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
Phaseolus vulgaris is perfectly self-sterile; nevertheless, varieties growing in the same garden sometimes intercross largely.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles
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