outbreeding

noun

out·​breed·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌbrē-diŋ 

: the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated : outcrossing

Examples of outbreeding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How is optimal outbreeding achieved? —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2017

Generations of inbreeding, resulting in near pedigree collapse, can be abolished by one generation of outbreeding! —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 18 July 2013

Assuming that an individual with many long ROH can survive and reproduce over time these massive swaths of homogeneity will be wiped away by mutation and recombination as well as outbreeding. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2010

The paper above posits the inverse effect, where outbreeding results in greater outcomes than are to be expected based on the mid-parent trait value. —Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for outbreeding

• acceding
• cheerleading
• conceding
• crossbreeding
• exceeding
• impeding
• inbreeding
• misleading
• misreading
• preceding
• proceeding
• proofreading

Kids Definition

outbreeding

noun

out·​breed·​ing -ˌbrēd-iŋ 

: the interbreeding of individuals that are unrelated or only distantly related

Medical Definition

outbreeding

noun

out·​breed·​ing ˈau̇t-ˌbrēd-iŋ 

: the interbreeding of individuals or stocks that are relatively unrelated compare inbreeding, linebreeding