cross-fertilize

• Verbo que denota el proceso de combinar o intercambiar ideas, conocimientos o elementos de diferentes campos o fuentes para producir resultados nuevos o mejorados; también puede referirse a la fecundación cruzada en biología.

A verb used to indicate the process of combining ideas, knowledge, or elements from different fields or sources to produce new or improved results.

1. Undergo cross-fertilization; become fertileC1formalscientific

   To become fertile through the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals, typically of the same species.

   fecundación cruzada

   • The plants cross-fertilize naturally when bees transfer pollen between them.
   • In the lab, the cells were allowed to cross-fertilize under controlled conditions.
   • These two varieties of corn cross-fertilize to produce a hybrid strain.

2. Cause to undergo cross-fertilizationC1formalscientific

   To deliberately bring about the fusion of gametes from different individuals, often to create hybrids or improve genetic diversity.

   cruzamiento o fertilización cruzada

   • The botanist cross-fertilized the roses to develop a new color.
   • Farmers cross-fertilize their crops to enhance resistance to disease.
   • Researchers cross-fertilized the fish species to study genetic inheritance.

   Sinónimoscross-pollinatecrossbreedinterbreed