hybridise
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Meaning
breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
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cross a horse and a donkey
Mendel tried crossbreeding
these species do not interbreed
Cattle and European bison hybridise fairly readily, but the calves cannot be born naturally (birth is not triggered correctly by the first-cross hybrid calf, and they must therefore be delivered by Caesarian section ).
Persian limes in a grocery store Citrus trees hybridise very readily – depending on the pollen source, plants grown from a Persian lime 's seeds can produce fruit similar to grapefruit.
Where the black and blue wildebeest share a common range, the two can hybridise, and this is regarded as a potential threat to the black wildebeest.