Selected mating of individuals to produce a strain that is desirable or of scientific interest. SEE ALSO: hybridization, linebreeding, inbreeding. [breed, fr. M.E. breden, fr. O.E. bredan, + -ing]
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breed·ing (brēdґing) 1. the production of offspring or progeny. 2. the controlled propagation of animals or plants.Medical dictionary. 2011.