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Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production
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Briefly explain hybridization. Give one example.

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Hybridisation is the process in which two organisms with desirable qualities are crossed or mated to form a hybrid having features of both the parents. For eg. Mule which is a hybrid produced by mating of  female horse and male donkey.

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