Question 9 • PT-GSE Environmental Science B-IC – 81
Hybridization crosses individuals from different breeds or varieties, combining different gene versions and often increasing hybrid vigor. Mating dogs of different breeds is therefore an example. Pollinating a tomato with pollen from the same variety is not a cross between distinct varieties, and genetic engineering or choosing closely related purebred cats is not the kind of hybridization described.
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