Definitions
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- verb To breed separate strains of the same species in order to create new
traits . - verb To breed members of similar albeit distinct species, for example,
horse Xdonkey =mule - adjective Of or pertaining to the
offspring produced by cross-breeding.
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Examples
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The group is cultivating different trees in separate states and continues to cross-breed, volunteer John Bradfield said, "to bring in the diversity that geography brings to a species."
The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback Juliet Eilperin 2010
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The group is cultivating different trees in separate states and continues to cross-breed, volunteer John Bradfield said, "to bring in the diversity that geography brings to a species."
The mighty American chestnut tree, poised for a comeback Juliet Eilperin 2010
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The actual moment when a "daughter" species can (or will) no longer cross-breed with the population from which it sprang (the definition of speciation) is almost impossible to pinpoint, let alone to witness.
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The group is cultivating different trees in separate states and continues to cross-breed, volunteer John Bradfield said, "to bring in the diversity that geography brings to a species."
American chestnut tree may reach former heights Juliet Eilperin 2010
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Pusuke, a male cross-breed, was recognized as the oldest dog in the world by Guinness Book of World Records in December last year, reports ABC News.
Pusuke, World's Oldest Dog, Dies In Japan At Age 26 (PHOTO) 2011
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Elizabeth Bishop is a cross-breed, an innovative formalist whose work always surprises, dead now three decades.
Poetry and Jazz, Strange Bedmates, Sated at Last Con Chapman 2011
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"We are concerned genetically engineered salmon could jeopardize the health of wild-salmon stocks," he said in a statement last weekend, citing the risk that the AquAdvantage salmon could spread disease or cross-breed with wild salmon.
Industry Fights Altered Salmon Alicia Mundy 2010
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Kyodo/Reuters A male cross-breed dog Pusuke, who was listed as the oldest living dog in the Guinness Book of World Records, was seen in Sakura, north of Tokyo, in 2010.
Asia in Pictures 2011
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Ambrose was apparently a cross-breed and therefore long lived, but what about the man carrying the egg?
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With their unique DNA, aliens were not easily able to cross-breed with the native human inhabitants of Earth.
The Real Truth about the European Monarchy | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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