cross-fertilize

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de combinaison d'idées, de connaissances ou d'éléments provenant de différents domaines ou sources afin d'obtenir des résultats nouveaux ou améliorés, ou pour désigner la fécondation croisée entre plantes.

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.

   S'hybrider par fécondation croisée

   • 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.

   Croiser (pour fécondation croisée)

   • 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.

   Synonymescross-pollinatecrossbreedinterbreed