After 15 years at the foundation, Hebard has finally planted the progeny of the third generation of backcrosses. (discovermagazine.com)
Previously in backcrossing, many other genes would also migrate from the orphan plant, reducing yield or taste, to farmers» dismay. (scientificamerican.com)
The diverse genetic origin of the domestic dog has likely involved multiple gray wolf populations from breed inception that were even at later times backcrossed with wolves throughout history. (animals-universe.info)