cross-breeding
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“We are doing this cross-breeding all the time,” Ovrebo said.
Reintroduction plans follow a breeding scheme to boost numbers in Scotland but there are concerns that the carnivores could pose a threat to poultry, gamebirds and native bird species, as well as a risk of cross-breeding with domestic cats.
From BBC
The Reed, Kachuck said, spoils quickly after being picked, but could be made hardier via genetic intervention, such as cross-breeding.
From Los Angeles Times
By cross-breeding plants and animals, our Stone Age ancestors realised they could boost the amount of food they produced.
From BBC
These changes are often quite small ones, which involve editing sections of the DNA into a form that, its advocates say, could be produced through natural means like traditional cross-breeding, only much faster.
From BBC
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