Hybrid (biology)
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In biology a hybrid, also known as cross breed, is the result of mixing, through sexual reproduction, two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, species or genera. Using genetic terminology, it may be defined as follows.
From a taxonomic perspective, hybrid refers to: