Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arising or occurring between genera.
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- adjective biology Between organisms of different
genera
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Examples
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A new kind of cloning technology called intergeneric nuclear transfer could be the answer.
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-- As is well known, intergeneric hybrids have been widely reported among felids.
The deer-pig, the Raksasa, the only living anthracothere… welcome to the world of babirusas Darren Naish 2006
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It should include attempts to make numerous intergeneric crosses among cereals, employing all of the modern techniques to consummate fertilization, and propagate the hybrids.
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This is one of the orchids I grow, a Cattleya-Laelia alliance intergeneric hybrid, Blc. Miyas Glow x Blc. Helen Pastushin.
KDE-Look.org Content 2009
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Many intergeneric hybrids between barley (both cultivated and wild and other grasses have been made in Australia, Canada, the Unite 'States, and elsewhere.
8 Research Needs 1989
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