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Vinony

introgress

verb

  1. to transfer genetic material into another individual
  2. to transfer genetic material reproductively, usually of a hybrid back into one of the originating species by back-breeding
  3. to transfer genetic material non-reproductively, usually by horizontal gene transfer
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: From Latin introgredior (“to step in, enter”).

  1. To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.