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Noun: hybridization  ,hI-bru-du'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,hI-bru-dI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
    - hybridisation [Brit], crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing, hybridising [Brit]

Derived forms: hybridizations

Type of: conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

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