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backcrossing

crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent, in order to achieve offspring with a genetic identity which is closer to that of the parent
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backcrossing

Summary

backcrossing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • backcrossing's GND ID is recorded as 4461250-3[2].
  • backcrossing's subclass of is recorded as genetics[3].
  • backcrossing's Commons category is recorded as Backcrossing[4].
  • backcrossing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c7c3[5].
  • backcrossing's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1197742[6].
  • backcrossing's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/backcross[7].
  • backcrossing's different from is recorded as breeding back[8].
  • backcrossing's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11dylvf38[9].
  • backcrossing's NE.se ID is recorded as återkorsning[10].
  • backcrossing's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 72472911[11].
  • backcrossing's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/2104[12].
  • backcrossing's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C72472911[13].

Why It Matters

backcrossing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[1] backcrossing has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] backcrossing is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

genetics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). backcrossing. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/backcrossing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_backcrossing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{backcrossing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/backcrossing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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