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hybridization

Interbreeding between two taxa that are considered to have diverged in their genetic makeup and taxonomic relationship (e.g., between members of different families, genera, or species). Hybridization commonly occurs between subspecies or closely related species.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 111 Standard for Training in Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Analysis for Taxonomic Identification . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2020. Source link
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