hybridisation

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A noun referring to the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants to produce hybrids, commonly used in genetics.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota el proceso de cruzar especies o variedades diferentes de animales o plantas para obtener híbridos, usado frecuentemente en genética.

1. Genetic crossing B2 formal scientific

   The process of mixing different species, varieties, or breeds of organisms to produce offspring with mixed genetic traits.

   • Hybridisation is often used in agriculture to create crops with improved yield.
   • The hybridisation of two rose varieties resulted in a beautiful new flower.
   • Scientists study hybridisation to understand genetic diversity.

   🇪🇸Hibridación genética

   Sinónimos: cross-fertilizationcrossbreedingcrossinginterbreeding

2. Chemical orbital mixing C1 formal scientific

   The mixing of atomic orbitals to form new hybrid orbitals in a molecule, explaining its bonding and geometry.

   • The carbon atom undergoes sp³ hybridisation in methane.
   • Hybridisation theory helps predict the shape of molecules.
   • In water, the oxygen atom uses sp³ hybridisation.

   🇪🇸Hibridación de orbitales atómicos

• hybridisations plural form
• hybridisations' possessive plural form
• hybridisation's possessive singular form