| hybridization [´hī·brǝd·ǝ`zā·shǝn] CYTOLOGY The production of viable hybrid somatic cells following experimentally induced cell fusion. GENETICS The act or process of producing hybrids. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1. Production of a hybrid by pairing complementary ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands. 2. Production of a hybrid by pairing complementary DNA single strands. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY The mixing together on the same atom of two or more orbitals that have similar energies, forming a hybrid orbital. |