In biology and specifically genetics, hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction.
From a taxonomic perspective, hybrid refers to offspring resulting from the interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from Latin hybrida (or (h)ibrida), meaning the "offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar", "child of a freeman and slave", et...
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In biology and specifically genetics, hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction.
From a taxonomic perspective, hybrid refers to offspring resulting from the interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from Latin hybrida (or (h)ibrida), meaning the "offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar", "child of a freeman and slave", etc. The term entered into popular use in English in the 19th century, though examples of its use have been found from the early 17th century.
Depending on the parents, there are a number of different types of hybrids;
Single cross hybrids - result from the cross between two true breeding organisms and produces an F1 generation called an F1 hybrid (F1 is short for Filial 1, meaning "first offspring). The cross between two different homozygous lines produces an F1 hybrid that is heterozygous; having two alleles, one contributed by each parent and...
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