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hybridize Definition

hy·brid·ize (hī′bri dīz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to produce or cause to produce hybrids; crossbreed

hybridize Related Forms
hy′·bridi·za′·tion noun hy′·brid·iz′er noun
hybridize Usage Examples

Object

  • DNA: SCULLY: My DNA hybridized with the viral DNA from the cell culture.

Preposition: with

  • DNA: SCULLY: My DNA hybridized with the viral DNA from the cell culture.
  • probe: Samples collected from both locations hybridized with this probe ( Fig.
  • fragment: Table 8 includes information on the probes that hybridize with each fragment.

Modifying Another Word

  • never: Afghani A pure variety, never hybridized, imported from Afghanistan, grown in Holland.
  • not: CLCrV and CLCuV DNA fragments did not hybridize with each other under high stringency conditions.
  • weakly: Under low stringency conditions, only the DNA fragments representing the lower half of CLCrV and CLCuV DNA A hybridized weakly with each other.
  • only: Under high stringency conditions, each probe only hybridized with its own DNA.