hybridizing
Creating genetic blends
Hybridizing is the process of crossing different varieties, breeds, or species to produce hybrids.
Plant breeders spend years hybridizing crops to achieve disease resistance or higher yields: She's been hybridizing roses for two decades.
The term extends to any deliberate blending of distinct elements: The chef is known for hybridizing Asian and Latin cuisines.
Mating unlike organisms
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
- cross-fertilizationMixing genes from separate sources
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
pollination · outcrossing · selective breeding · mating · crossbred · mongrel · interspecies · linebreeding
Joining into unity
- mergingBlending into one
- combiningJoining multiple elements
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
melding · integration · mixing · coalescence · unification · intermingling · assimilation · convergence
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
genotype · phenotype · heterozygous · homozygous · meiosis · locus · inheritance · mutation
Systematic testing of ideas
- noveltyQuality of being original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- inventionNew device or method
pioneering · transformation · evolution · advancement · disruption · originality · development · engineering
crossbreeding
Mating unlike organisms
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
- cross-fertilizationMixing genes from separate sources
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
grafting · pollination · outcrossing · selective breeding · mating · crossbred · mongrel · interspecies · linebreeding · cultivar
fusion
Joining into unity
amalgamation · melding · integration · mixing · coalescence · unification · intermingling · assimilation · convergence · crossover
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- geneHereditary information unit
recombination · genotype · phenotype · heterozygous · homozygous · meiosis · locus · inheritance · mutation · monohybrid
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- noveltyQuality of being original
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- creativityCapacity for original thought
invention · pioneering · transformation · evolution · advancement · disruption · originality · development · engineering · prototyping
hybridizingpurifying
Removing unwanted substances
separating · isolating · segregating · dividing · sorting
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