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What does hybridize mean?

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The combination of two different things results in the development of a hybrid.

In terms of Genetics; combination of two variant genomes from two genetically variant parents results in the development of offspring which are called Hybrids. Such as a horse and a donkey mating will produce a mule, which has advantages and disadvantages to its parents. Or hybrid roses.

In terms of a car, the use of a gas or diesel engine along with the use of an electric motor. (try "what is a hybrid car" for more on cars)

In terms of Electronics Engineering it could mean: a combination of digital and analog circuits, a type of integrated circuit composed of separate miniature components mounted on a ceramic printed circuit board and sealed (instead of a monolithic silicon chip integrated circuit), a combination of vacuum tube and transistorized circuits, etc.

In terms of power plant engineering it means a single power plant that uses multiple energy sources to generate its electricity. One example of this was a hybrid nuclear power plant that used the nuclear reactor to boil water to steam then a fossil fuel burner to superheat the steam before sending it to the turbines (this became unnecessary when zirconium alloys were developed that permitted the nuclear reactors to operate at the high temperatures needed to superheat the steam directly).

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The combination of two different things results in the development of a hybrid.

In terms of Genetics; combination of two variant genomes from two genetically variant parents results in the development of offspring which are called Hybrids. Such as a horse and a donkey mating will produce a mule, which has advantages and disadvantages to its parents. Or hybrid roses.

In terms of a car, the use of a gas or diesel engine along with the use of an electric motor. (try "what is a hybrid car" for more on cars)

In terms of Electronics Engineering it could mean: a combination of digital and analog circuits, a type of integrated circuit composed of separate miniature components mounted on a ceramic printed circuit board and sealed (instead of a monolithic silicon chip integrated circuit), a combination of vacuum tube and transistorized circuits, etc.

In terms of power plant engineering it means a single power plant that uses multiple energy sources to generate its electricity. One example of this was a hybrid nuclear power plant that used the nuclear reactor to boil water to steam then a fossil fuel burner to superheat the steam before sending it to the turbines (this became unnecessary when zirconium alloys were developed that permitted the nuclear reactors to operate at the high temperatures needed to superheat the steam directly).

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The combination of two different things results in the development of a hybrid.

In terms of Genetics; combination of two variant genomes from two genetically variant parents results in the development of offspring which are called Hybrids. Such as a horse and a donkey mating will produce a mule, which has advantages and disadvantages to its parents. Or hybrid roses.

In terms of a car, the use of a gas or diesel engine along with the use of an electric motor. (try "what is a hybrid car" for more on cars)

In terms of Electronics Engineering it could mean: a combination of digital and analog circuits, a type of integrated circuit composed of separate miniature components mounted on a ceramic printed circuit board and sealed (instead of a monolithic silicon chip integrated circuit), a combination of vacuum tube and transistorized circuits, etc.

In terms of power plant engineering it means a single power plant that uses multiple energy sources to generate its electricity. One example of this was a hybrid nuclear power plant that used the nuclear reactor to boil water to steam then a fossil fuel burner to superheat the steam before sending it to the turbines (this became unnecessary when zirconium alloys were developed that permitted the nuclear reactors to operate at the high temperatures needed to superheat the steam directly).

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Hybridization is the process by which two different sets of DNA are bred together to create a new breed of plant or animal with traits from both its parents. This is often done in agriculture to produce disease-resistant crops, for example, or to make flowers with particular colors.

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What would an offspring of an alligator and a crocodile be called if they were to mate?

Alligators and Crocodiles are too distantly related to hybridize.


Which feature of DNA enables a single-stranded DNA probe to hybridize with a single-stranded target gene?

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