hybridization
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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
Although wolves and dogs still share territory and are capable of producing fertile offspring, actual hybridization between them is unusual.
From Science Daily
Herders sometimes favor hybridization because genes from wild progenitors are thought to enhance the hardiness of domestic stock.
From Science Daily
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
This phenomenon, known as subspecies hybridization, can be an important path for species to adapt to a changing environment.
From Science Daily
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