# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q2004691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2004691)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backcrossing)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/backcrossing


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)