outbreeding

English

Etymology

out- +‎ breeding

Noun

outbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural outbreedings)

  1. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
    Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
  2. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
    Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.
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