hybridize
verb
(UKusuallyhybridise)uk/ˈhaɪ.brɪ.daɪz/us/ˈhaɪ.brə.daɪz/[I]biologyspecialized
If two differenttypesofplantoranimalhybridize, theyproducea newtypeofplantoranimal:
AfricanandAsianelephantspeciesdo not hybridize in thewild.
Nonumbersexistfor how manyanimalsorplantshybridize.
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crossbreedverb
[T]biologyspecialized
toproducea newtypeofplantoranimalfrom two differenttypesofplantoranimal:
Bison have been hybridized in the pastwithcattle.
Heledgroundbreakingexperimentshybridizingoaks.
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crossbreedverb
[T]
toproducesomething new from two other different things, that hasfeaturesof both the things:
He waseagerto hybridizedanceand thevisualarts.
Bookshops willbecomelarge, coffee-sellinggatheringspots, and will be hybridizedwithlibraries.
Genetics
- adenine
- allele
- anaphase
- biohacker
- biohacking
- biotech
- gene amplification
- genotype
- heterozygote
- homologous
- homologue
- homozygote
- hybridization
- paternal
- rRNA
- segregate
- segregation
- sequence
- sex chromosome
- transgenic
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Variety and mixtures
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