hybridize

intr. & tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

1. To produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed.
2. To form base pairs between complementary regions of (two strands of DNA that were not originally paired).

hybridization hy'brid·i·za'tion (-brĭ-dĭ-zāshən) n.
hybridizer hy'brid·iz'er n.

The production of hybrids.

• in situ h. of nucleic acid — a fragment of radioisotope or otherwise labeled DNA can be used as a probe to detect related nucleic acid sequences in cells or tissues. The method requires that both the probe and the cellular nucleic acid sequences be melted to single-stranded forms and then allowed to form either DNA:DNA or DNA:RNA double-stranded forms.
• interspecies h. — see interspecific hybridoma.
• nucleic acid h. — double-stranded DNA when heated in aqueous solution separates into two single strands in a process called denaturation or melting. The single strands readily reform a double helix when the solution is allowed to cool in a process called DNA renaturation. Hybridization will occur between any two single-stranded nucleic acid molecules (DNA:DNA, RNA:RNA, RNA:DNA) provided they have complementary nucleotide sequences. The degree of homology between any two nucleic acid molecules can be measured by the percentage of base pairing.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
  Synonyms: crossbreed, cross, hybridise, interbreed

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hybridisere, lave hybrid
v. tr. - krydse, krydsbestøve

Nederlands (Dutch)
kruisen, vermenigvuldigen door kruising

Français (French)
v. intr. - hybrider
v. tr. - hybrider

Deutsch (German)
v. - kreuzen, hybridisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (βιολ.) υβριδοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
ibridare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cruzar

Русский (Russian)
скрещивать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hibridizar, producir híbridos, causar la producción de híbridos mediante cruzamiento
v. tr. - hibridizar, formar de una forma híbrida, criar híbridos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hybridisera, korsa, blanda (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
杂交, 产生杂种, 使杂交, 混合生成

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 雜交, 產生雜種
v. tr. - 使雜交, 混合生成

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 잡종이 생기다
v. tr. - 잡종을 만들다, ~을 교배하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 交配する, 雑種を作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهجن, ينغل, يخلط الاجناس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הכליא, הצליב, הוכלא או הוצלב (צמח או בעל-חיים)‬
v. tr. - ‮הכליא, הצליב‬

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