Noun: hybridization ,hI-bru-du'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,hI-bru-dI'zey-shun [Brit]
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
"Hybridization techniques have led to the development of many new crop varieties";
- hybridisation [Brit], crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing, hybridising [Brit]
Derived forms: hybridizations
Type of: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
Encyclopedia: Hybridization