interbreeding

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"Because the two species were capable of producing offspring together, their interactions were likely complex, involving competition, occasional interbreeding and other subtle population dynamics."

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

But over hundreds of millennia, human migrations resulted in interbreeding, researchers say.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

They said that could lead to the wildcats breeding with feral domestic cats, with such interbreeding – also known as hybridisation - undermining the whole idea of bringing back the species.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Duplicated and rearranged genes can account for some of this knottiness, Renner explains, as can interbreeding among these diverging plants.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

As the African immigrants spread around the world, they bred with other human populations, and people today are the outcome of this interbreeding.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari