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What is hybridiration? Explain the hybridiration experiment.

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The process of crossing two or more types of plans for bringing their desired characters together into one progeny hybrid is called hybridization Hybridization is creating genetic Variation to get improved varieties.
Hybridization Experiment: Triticale is the first man-made cereal bybridinis obtained by crossing wheat (Triticum durum , 2n = 28) and rve (Secale cereal. `2n=14)`. The hybrid is sterile `1( 2n=21)`. Then the hromosome number is doubled using colchicine and it becomes a hexaploid triticale `(2n =42)`. The cycle of crop raising and selection continues till the plants with the desired characters are finally obtained
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