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backcrosses

/ˈbækˌkrɔːsɪz/ /ˈbækˌkrɑːsɪz/

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noun

Lanzamiento por la espalda

A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back.

Examples :

"The basketball player practiced backcrosses in the gym, hoping to surprise the defense during the game. "

El jugador de baloncesto practicó lanzamientos por la espalda en el gimnasio, con la esperanza de sorprender a la defensa durante el partido.

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noun

Retro cruces

The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents.

Examples :

"To improve the corn harvest, the farmer performed several backcrosses, mating the high-yield hybrid plants with the original parent variety that was resistant to disease. "

Para mejorar la cosecha de maíz, el agricultor realizó varios retro cruces, cruzando las plantas híbridas de alto rendimiento con la variedad parental original que era resistente a las enfermedades.

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noun

Retro cruce

An organism produced by such a crossing.

Examples :

"Because the farmer wanted more plants with the disease resistance of the wild strain, he tested whether the new plants were backcrosses by breeding them with the original wild strain. "

Debido a que el agricultor quería más plantas con la resistencia a las enfermedades de la cepa silvestre, probó si las nuevas plantas eran retro cruces criándolas con la cepa silvestre original.

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verb

Retro cruzar

To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.

Examples :

"The farmer backcrossed the hybrid corn with the original yellow variety to improve its drought tolerance. "

El agricultor retrocruzó el maíz híbrido con la variedad amarilla original para mejorar su tolerancia a la sequía.

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