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Record 1 2004-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Animal Husbandry
DEF

Improvement of an inferior or mixed breed by repeatedly crossing it with a superior breed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Élevage des animaux
DEF

[Ce] croisement [...] consiste en l'utilisation, de génération en génération de reproducteurs mâles d'une certaine race sur des femelles d'une autre race, qui se trouve donc progressivement remplacée par la première.

DEF

Utilisation répétée des mâles d'une race sur des femelles d'une autre race, aboutissant à la quasi-totale substitution des caractères de la première à ceux de la seconde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Cría de ganado
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