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hybridization

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  1. Producing offspring from parents of different stock.


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Hybridization is used extensively in agriculture, where new forms of hardy and disease-resistant plants are produced commercially.

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Harrison then made California a principal originator of the hybridization of Eastern and Western music.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2025

Their analysis revealed that almost two-thirds of breed dogs retain wolf ancestry within their nuclear genome from hybridization events that occurred around 1,000 generations ago.

From Science Daily Nov. 29, 2025

Herders sometimes favor hybridization because genes from wild progenitors are thought to enhance the hardiness of domestic stock.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

Baker notes that the lineage that led to blueberries, for instance, is the result of an ancient hybridization between dogwoods and the ancestors of coffee plants, daisies, and mints.

From Science Magazine Apr. 23, 2024

"Not at all. The only claim my family has to hybridization is right there," he said, pointing to Margaret.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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