hybridize

hybridize

(hī′brĭ-dīz′)

v. hybrid·ized, hybrid·izing, hybrid·izes

v.intr.

1. To produce hybrids; crossbreed.

2. To form base pairs between complementary regions of two strands of DNA that were not originally paired.

v.tr.

To cause to produce a hybrid; crossbreed.

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hy′brid·i·za′tion (-brĭ-dĭ-zā′shən) n.

hy′brid·iz′er n.