| 单词 | to breed true |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto breed true 5. Without variation in one or more desired or characteristic traits, esp. in to breed true. Cf. A. 7d. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [adverb] > purely bred truly1650 true1803 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > unmixed race > [adverb] true1803 the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adverb] > breed true truly1650 true1803 1803 Trans. Dublin Soc. 1802 3 135 They have not come true to the sorts I then planted. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species i. 19 Every race that breeds true. 1873 L. Wright Illustr. Bk. Poultry xxxiv. 529 The black-winged peacock..is a third variety described by Dr. Sclater, and believed by him to be a distinct species, chiefly on the ground that they propagate true to ‘points’. 1912 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 810/2 Each variety breeds ‘true’ in breeders' parlance. 1967 Listener 3 Aug. 142/1 But there are two regularities which are equally impressive: organisms breed true, and their structures are orderly. 1995 Garden Nov. 675/1 Hazelnuts do not come true from seed. 2013 Country Smallholding Feb. (Poultry section) 23/3 (caption) They may not breed true—their Mallard Restricted gene is dominant, and masks recessive colours. < as lemmas |
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