crosshybridization

noun

hybridization between nucleic acids that have different sequences, and are typically derived from orthologous or paralogous genes

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Meanings

nouncrosshybridization (countable and uncountable, plural crosshybridizations)

plural crosshybridizations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyhybridization between nucleic acids that have different sequences, and are typically derived from orthologous or paralogous genes

Origin

From cross- + hybridization.

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APA

crosshybridization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshybridization

MLA

“crosshybridization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshybridization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosshybridization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosshybridization.

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