heterosis
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heterosis
[het″er-o´sis]the existence, in the first generation hybrid, of greater vigor than is shown by either parent.
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het·er·o·sis
(het'ĕr-ō'sis),The beneficial effect on the phenotype of crossing (hybridization) on growth, vigor, and physical or mental qualities in a strain of plants or in animal stock, as measured by the difference between the midparent mean phenotype and that of F1; also referred to as hybrid vigor.
[hetero- + -ōsis, condition]
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heterosis
(hĕt′ə-rō′sĭs)n.
See hybrid vigor.
het′er·ot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.
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heterosis
orhybrid vigour
the superiority of a HYBRID produced from crossing two different types of parent with one or more inferior characteristics. For example, two different inbred lines of cereals when crossed together can produce hybrids with a far higher yield and general vigour than either parental line.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005