hybridization

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Harrison then made California a principal originator of the hybridization of Eastern and Western music.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Although wolves and dogs still share territory and are capable of producing fertile offspring, actual hybridization between them is unusual.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Baker notes that the lineage that led to blueberries, for instance, is the result of an ancient hybridization between dogwoods and the ancestors of coffee plants, daisies, and mints.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

In short, hybridization with H. melpomene went beyond simply creating a population of H. pardalinus with different wing colors—it helped birth an entirely new, separate lineage, the authors say.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 17, 2024

"Not at all. The only claim my family has to hybridization is right there," he said, pointing to Margaret.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg