- present participle of interbreed.
interbreeding
Example Sentences
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According to the researchers, interbreeding between ancient humans and Denisovans left behind many genetic variants that remain present in people today.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The researchers also detected significant interbreeding among the frogs.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 9, 2026
But over hundreds of millennia, human migrations resulted in interbreeding, researchers say.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
As well as showing up interbreeding with different populations, embedded in the ancient DNA are hugely important details on how people coped with key historical moments, such epidemics, shifts in diet, urbanisation, and industrialisation.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
As the African immigrants spread around the world, they bred with other human populations, and people today are the outcome of this interbreeding.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
