Hybridisation

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Hybridisation or Hybridization may refer to:

  • In genetics, hybridization is the process of combining different varieties or species of organisms to create a hybrid.
  • In molecular biology, nucleic acid hybridization is the process of joining two complementary strands of DNA.
  • In chemistry, orbital hybridisation is the mixing of atomic orbitals to form new orbitals suitable for bonding.
  • In linguistics, hybridisation is a term to describe the process of one language variety blending with another variety.
  • Referring to vehicles, hybridisation refers to the alteration of a vehicle into a hybrid electric vehicle.
  • In evolutionary algorithms, hybridisation refers to merging two or more optimization techniques into a single algorithm, usually injecting problem knowledge into the algorithm. A common template for hybridisation is provided by memetic algorithms.
  • In Globalisation theory, hybridisation refers to an ongoing blending of cultures.
  • Adding a hybrid or non-official operating systems to a handheld device or smartphone.

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