Hybridization
noun
The process of combining different types of things to create something new or improved.
The hybridization of traditional and digital marketing techniques has brought about great results for many businesses.

Often appears as...
- hybridization of species
- hybridization of techniques
noun
In biology, the process of mating two individuals from different species or varieties to produce a hybrid.
The hybridization of a horse and a donkey results in a mule.

Often appears as...
- plant hybridization
- animal hybridization
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Academic
noun
In chemistry, the process of mixing atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals, suitable for the pairing of electrons to create chemical bonds.
The concept of hybridization is important in understanding the shapes of molecules.

Often appears as...
- sp3 hybridization
- orbital hybridization
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Academic
noun
The process of combining different types of things to create something new or improved.
The hybridization of traditional and digital marketing techniques has brought about great results for many businesses.

Often appears as...
- hybridization of species
- hybridization of techniques
noun
In biology, the process of mating two individuals from different species or varieties to produce a hybrid.
The hybridization of a horse and a donkey results in a mule.

Often appears as...
- plant hybridization
- animal hybridization
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In chemistry, the process of mixing atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals, suitable for the pairing of electrons to create chemical bonds.
The concept of hybridization is important in understanding the shapes of molecules.

Often appears as...
- sp3 hybridization
- orbital hybridization
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3

Context Matters
Use 'hybridization' to describe innovative mixtures in arts, technology, or business, where two concepts merge.

The artist's work shows hybridization of surrealism and digital graphics.
Cultural Innovation
It often refers to combining cultural elements, creating internationally inspired art, food, or music.

The restaurant's menu is a result of the hybridization of Asian and European cuisines.
Context Matters
Use 'hybridization' to describe innovative mixtures in arts, technology, or business, where two concepts merge.

The artist's work shows hybridization of surrealism and digital graphics.
Cultural Innovation
It often refers to combining cultural elements, creating internationally inspired art, food, or music.

The restaurant's menu is a result of the hybridization of Asian and European cuisines.
Context Matters
Use 'hybridization' to describe innovative mixtures in arts, technology, or business, where two concepts merge.

The artist's work shows hybridization of surrealism and digital graphics.
Cultural Innovation
It often refers to combining cultural elements, creating internationally inspired art, food, or music.

The restaurant's menu is a result of the hybridization of Asian and European cuisines.
Video examples
Stewart Brand: The dawn...
So what you're getting is the capability now of replacing one gene with another variation of that gene. It's called an allele. Well that's what happens in normal hybridization anyway. So this is a form of synthetic hybridization of the genome
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
many scientists and conservation groups have been working hard to ensure the wildcat's genetic diversity is not lost forever as hybridization with domestic cats has highly contributed to the species rarity
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Genetics 101 PIPE National...
published the results of his hybridization studies of pea plants. In his findings, he noted the role of factors that influence the expression of traits. These factors later became known as genes.
Video examples
Stewart Brand: The dawn...
So what you're getting is the capability now of replacing one gene with another variation of that gene. It's called an allele. Well that's what happens in normal hybridization anyway. So this is a form of synthetic hybridization of the genome
Video examples
Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
many scientists and conservation groups have been working hard to ensure the wildcat's genetic diversity is not lost forever as hybridization with domestic cats has highly contributed to the species rarity
Video examples
Genetics 101 PIPE National...
published the results of his hybridization studies of pea plants. In his findings, he noted the role of factors that influence the expression of traits. These factors later became known as genes.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
We're kind of looking at a future where people acknowledge the hybridization of digital and analog, and appreciate and understand that they both affect each other.

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Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals.

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Bryan Fuller
American Producer
What was always interesting about Thomas Harris' books is they were a wonderful hybridization of a crime thriller and a horror movie.

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Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Evidence of epistasis from hybridization studies is more scarce.

Quote examples
Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
We're kind of looking at a future where people acknowledge the hybridization of digital and analog, and appreciate and understand that they both affect each other.

Quote examples
Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals.

Quote examples
Bryan Fuller
American Producer
What was always interesting about Thomas Harris' books is they were a wonderful hybridization of a crime thriller and a horror movie.

Quote examples
Peter R. Grant
American Scientist
Evidence of epistasis from hybridization studies is more scarce.

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