dehybridize
dehybridize verb: to produce genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid.
Verb
dehybridize (third-person singular simple present dehybridizes, present participle dehybridizing, simple past and past participle dehybridized)
- To produce genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid
- To remove hybridization
- In contrast with predictions based on the melting temperatures of DNA [12 –14 ], our results show that an increasing percentage of GC base pairs in a long DNA molecule lowers the stretching force necessary to locally dehybridize the DNA backbones in the presence of negative supercoiling densities.2015 October 30, “Counterintuitive DNA Sequence Dependence in Supercoiling-Induced DNA Melting”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Forms of dehybridize
| third-person singular present | dehybridizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | dehybridizing |
| past participle | dehybridized |
| past | dehybridized |
Origin of dehybridize
From de- + hybridize.
Questions about dehybridize
- What does dehybridize mean?
- Dehybridize means to produce genetically stable offspring from an F1 hybrid.
- What part of speech is dehybridize?
- Dehybridize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dehybridize?
- The past tense of dehybridize is dehybridized.
Words near dehybridize in the dictionary
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