interbreed
Example Sentences
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But in the past 20 to 40 years, over the same period that these communities saw the explosive growth of cities, human blood–seeking mosquitoes have interbred with more benign, local populations.
From Science Magazine
But if biologists were to attempt to encourage interbreeding between the northern and southern residents, for example, the animals would likely just return to their families, Ford said.
From Seattle Times
The research led to the surprising revelation that early humans interbred with these now extinct species.
From Scientific American
Their lineage represents the last true North American bison, since ranchers interbred many bison with cattle in the following years.
From Salon
He suspects that even as banana growers worked to improve bananas, there was rampant interbreeding with wild relatives, leading to bunches of varieties with different genetic ancestries.
From Science Magazine
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