outbred

• Adjectif désignant un organisme ou une lignée issus de croisements entre individus non apparentés, par opposition à consanguin (inbred). Peut aussi qualifier une population génétiquement hétérogène ou des animaux nés de parents de souches différentes.

An obsolete adjective meaning not inbred; descended from different parents or stocks. Rarely used in modern English.

1. Genetically diverseC1formal

   Produced from parents that are not closely related, resulting in greater genetic variation.

   non consanguin

   • Outbred populations tend to be more resistant to certain diseases.
   • The laboratory uses outbred mice for more generalizable research.
   • Outbred strains show a wider range of physical characteristics.

   Synonymescrossbredhybrid

   Antonymesinbredpurebred

2. From different groupsC2formal

   Having parents from different social classes, tribes, or distinct groups.

   Issu de groupes différents

   • In some historical societies, outbred individuals were seen as bridging different communities.
   • The outbred lineage combined traits from both the northern and southern tribes.
   • Outbred marriages were sometimes encouraged to strengthen alliances between clans.

   Synonymescrossbredexogamoushybridmixed

   Antonymesinbred