1. to breed by crossing closely related individuals within the same strain or variety
Usage: genetics; breeding

1. an individual produced by incrossing; the act or process of incrossing
Usage: genetics; breeding

Examples

• The breeder decided to incross the prize-winning dogs to maintain desirable traits.
• Scientists incross laboratory mice to create genetically uniform strains.
• The incross showed both beneficial and detrimental genetic effects.
• Plant breeders often incross varieties to develop new cultivars.
• The research required multiple generations of incross breeding.
• An incross between sister plants produced the desired flower color.