hybridization; crossbreeding; crossing
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to hybridize; to crossbreed
neutralA scientific term used in biology and agriculture. Can be natural or artificial, sexual or asexual, distant or within-species.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
zá杂
jiāo交
péi培
yù育
chū出
le了
kàng抗
bìng病
de的
xiǎo小
mài麦
xīn新
pǐn品
zhǒng种
。
Scientists have cultivated a new disease-resistant wheat variety through hybridization.
Mǎ马
hé和
lǘ驴
zá杂
jiāo交
huì会
shēng生
xià下
luó骡
zi子
。
Crossbreeding a horse and a donkey produces a mule.
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Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
zhǔ主
yào要
guān关
zhù注
zhí植
wù物
de的
yuǎn远
yuán缘
zá杂
jiāo交
jì技
shù术
。
This research focuses on the techniques for distant hybridization in plants.