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Hybridization

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noun

(biology) The act or process of mating organisms of different varieties or species to create a hybrid.

(molecular biology) The process of forming a double stranded nucleic acid from joining two complementary strands of DNA (or RNA).

(chemistry) The mixing of atomic orbitals to form new orbitals suitable for bonding.


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In biology, hybridization (or hybridisation) is usually used as a term in agriculture or in plant production where new hardy and disease-resistant crops are formed.


Variant: hybridisation.
Related terms: hybrid (noun), hybridize or hybridise (verb).


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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... time alone that matters, we must also consider the genome learning rate in our consideration of how long it takes for a given genome to speciate. Hybridization Speciation (immediate) Common in plants and used in agriculture a hybrid species is produced when two species combine to form a new non-sterile ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:00 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16273

Endosymbiosis = Hybridization Speciation?

... they fused is not easy to determine, with it being arguable that one took up residence inside another as in classical endosymbiosis. Even in plant hybridization the two species are still noticeable in the hybrid. For the sake of theory and to simplify a problem that should only worsen when more ...

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by GaryGaulin
Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Endosymbiosis = Hybridization Speciation?
Replies: 0
Views: 50

Re: Why would a comparison of the genomic and cDNA sequences ide

... will denaturate..then you lower temperature and cDNA will hybridize with genomic DNA on matching parts-exons..rest are introns...so points where hybridization takes place are points where exons begin. hope I understood your question correctly

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by zami'87.
Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:18 am
 
Forum: Bioinformatics
Topic: Why would a comparison of the genomic and cDNA sequences ide
Replies: 1
Views: 692

DNA hybridisation

Can anyone help me here Iam struggling to understand how to calculate the amount of DNA probe i need for my hybridization solution in a blot. say for a hybridization solution of 450 microliter, I have 0.5pmol DNA probe, what volume of the probe i need for this hybridization solution?

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by bizy
Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:00 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: DNA hybridisation
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Views: 123

Anybody knows how stable is ssDNA??

Hi guys, I'm preparing the probe for in situ hybridization. It's the product from degenerated PCR so i guess it's ssDNA. I labeled the probe with DIG, keep in 50%formamide and hybridization buffer with carrier DNA. I was so stupid that I left it ...

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by primary
Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:08 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Anybody knows how stable is ssDNA??
Replies: 2
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