(cell and molecular biology) The production of viable hybrid somatic cells following experimentally induced cell fusion.
(genetics) Production of a hybrid by pairing complementary ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands. Production of a hybrid by pairing complementary DNA single strands.
(physical chemistry) The mixing together on the same atom of two or more orbitals that have similar energies, forming a hybrid orbital.

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