Incross
[in-kraws, -kros] /ˈɪnˌkrɔs, -ˌkrɒs/
noun, Genetics.
1.
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
/ˈɪnkrɒs/
noun
1.
a plant or animal produced by continued inbreeding
verb
2.
to inbreed or produce by inbreeding
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