noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization
Used in biology, agriculture, and animal husbandry for controlled breeding between different varieties or species. Often appears as 交配する or 交配を行う.
異なる品種のイネを交配して、新しい品種を作り出した。
They crossbred different rice varieties and created a new cultivar.
この研究所では、マウスの交配実験が行われている。
Mouse breeding experiments are conducted at this research institute.