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:b : something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic [[circuit]]) that has two different types of components performing [[essentially]] the same [[function]]
 
:b : something (as a power plant, vehicle, or electronic [[circuit]]) that has two different types of components performing [[essentially]] the same [[function]]
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
In [[biology]] and specifically [[genetics]], '''hybrid''' has several [[meanings]], all referring to the offspring of [[sexual reproduction]].
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In [[biology]] and specifically [[genetics]], '''hybrid''' has several [[meanings]], all referring to the offspring of [[sexual]] [[reproduction]].
    
*1. In general usage, hybrid is synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygosity#Heterozygote heterozygous]: any [[offspring]] resulting from the [[mating]] of two distinctly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygosity#Homozygous homozygous] [[individuals]]
 
*1. In general usage, hybrid is synonymous with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygosity#Heterozygote heterozygous]: any [[offspring]] resulting from the [[mating]] of two distinctly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygosity#Homozygous homozygous] [[individuals]]