hybridizing meaning

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hybridizing (noun): (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids.

Definition of hybridizing

  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

    Synonyms: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding

    Type of: coupling

    Kinds: dihybrid cross, monohybrid cross, reciprocal cross, testcross

    Related forms: hybridize

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