heterosis

noun

Meaning

The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour

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Related words

heterobeltiosis(English)hybrid vigor(English)hybrid(English)hybridism(English)heterozygosis(English)heteroploidy(English)hybridization(English)heterogenesis(English)vigor(English)inbred(English)inbreeding(English)outperform(English)

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Sources

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