Hybridization

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hybridization \Hy`brid*i*za"tion\, n.
     The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hybridization
       n : (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
           of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: {hybridisation},
            {crossbreeding}, {crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]