TERM: Description of glossary term.

Fish related glossary


hybrid

An offspring from the mating of two different species, but the term can be used in a wider sense to speak of the interbreeding of genetically different populations.

Reference

Barlow, George. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352 - (ffm03927)

Synonym: intertaxon

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