hybridize
Use Hybridize in a sentence
brɪˌdaɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
2.
to breed or cause the production of (a hybrid).
3.
to form in a hybrid manner.
verb (used without object)
4.
to produce hybrids.
5.
to cause the production of hybrids by crossing.
6.
to form a double-stranded nucleic acid of two single strands of DNA or RNA, or one of each, by allowing the base pairs of the separate strands to form complementary bonds.
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hybridize or hybridise (ˈhaɪbrɪˌdaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed | |
| hybridise or hybridise | |
| —vb | |
| 'hybridizable or hybridise | |
| —adj | |
| 'hybridisable or hybridise | |
| —adj | |
| hybridi'zation or hybridise | |
| —n | |
| hybridi'sation or hybridise | |
| —n | |
| 'hybridizer or hybridise | |
| —n | |
| 'hybridiser or hybridise | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Plants will also be used to hybridize new forms for evaluation.
Canola pollen can waft spliced genes more than a mile, and common crops can hybridize with completely unrelated weeds.
It has been known to hybridize with species found in its native waters.
Pike can hybridize with chain pickerel, and the resulting hybrid may possess markings common to either or both species.
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