Hybridization is the fertilization of the flower of one species by the pollen of another species-or artificial cross pollination (right?). Many argue the two are essentially the same thing. "Here's the secret of hybrid corn. Hybridization is just crude genetic engineering," says the technology commentator Robert X.

What are the 4 types of genetic engineering?

Is hybridization inferior to genetic engineering?

Experiments and practical experience with hybridization of salmonids were reviewed by Chevassus (1983) and by Nævdal and Dalpadado (1986). ... It may thus be concluded that intraspecific hybridization is a possible means of genetic improvement, but it is probably inferior to selection.