hybridization
Combining different varieties
Hybridization is the process of combining different varieties, species, or elements to create something new.
In biology, it refers to crossbreeding plants or animals: The hybridization of wild and domestic tomatoes produced hardier varieties.
In chemistry, hybridization describes the mixing of atomic orbitals.
The term extends to any blending of distinct forms: a hybridization of jazz and classical styles.
Joining into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
creolization · multiculturalism · assimilation · integration · intermingling · cross-cultural · bilingual · transnational
Fertilization between different plants
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivarBred plant variety
grafting · offspring · progeny · backcross · outcrossing · inbreeding · linebreeding · pedigree
Organism's complete allele set
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
chromosome · transgenic · recombination · genome · diploid · heterozygous · homozygous · dominant
Finest taxonomic rank
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
- selectionChosen item or items
variation · ecology · biodiversity · population · habitat · endemic · invasive · bioinvasion
Made of distinct parts
- alloyMetallic combination
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- innovationCreating something original
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
biomimicry · nanotechnology · synthetic · polymer · semiconductor · bioengineering · mechatronics · cyborg
Improvised contact language
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
calque · patois · vernacular · dialect · bilingualism · multilingual · interlanguage · portmanteau
fusion
Joining into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
syncretism · creolization · multiculturalism · assimilation · integration · intermingling · cross-cultural · bilingual · transnational · diaspora
cross-pollination
Fertilization between different plants
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- propagationAct of spreading widely
cultivar · grafting · offspring · progeny · backcross · outcrossing · inbreeding · linebreeding · pedigree · varietal
genotype
Organism's complete allele set
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
phenotype · chromosome · transgenic · recombination · genome · diploid · heterozygous · homozygous · dominant · recessive
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- fitnessGood physical shape
selection · variation · ecology · biodiversity · population · habitat · endemic · invasive · bioinvasion · niche
composite
Made of distinct parts
- alloyMetallic combination
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- innovationCreating something original
engineering · biomimicry · nanotechnology · synthetic · polymer · semiconductor · bioengineering · mechatronics · cyborg · bionic
pidgin
Improvised contact language
- creoleNativized pidgin tongue
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
borrowing · calque · patois · vernacular · dialect · bilingualism · multilingual · interlanguage · portmanteau
- Evolutionary Genomicshomology, divergence, convergent evolution, natural selection, genetic drift
- evolutionevolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, amalgam
- BiotechDNA, bioengineering, genetic testing, gene, DNA sequencing
hybridizationinbreeding
Reproduction between close relatives
selective breeding · monoculture · homozygosity · speciation · cloning
hybridizationseparation
State of being apart
segregation · isolation · purification · division · differentiation
hybridizationpurism
Insistence on correctness
separatism · cultural isolation · essentialism · traditionalism · segregation
- sp2 hybridizationThree equivalent orbital mixing
- sp hybridizationMixing s and p orbitals
- sp3 hybridizationFour identical orbital lobes