Associations to the word «Heterosis»
Noun
- Vigor
- Hybrid
- Vigour
- Allele
- Maize
- Cultivar
- Breed
- Mating
- Trait
- Offspring
- Yield
- Genome
- Exploit
- Fitness
- Beef
- Crosse
- Genes
- Phenomenon
- Reproduction
- Exhibit
- Cow
- Crop
- Advantage
- Parent
- Corn
- Rice
- Strain
- Explanation
- Depression
- Plant
- Increase
- Produce
- Difference
- Selection
- Effect
- Discovery
- Animal
- Production
- Line
- Theory
- Rate
- Result
- Use
- Cause
- George
- System
- Process
Adverb
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Wiktionary
HETEROSIS, noun. (genetics) The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour
Dictionary definition
HETEROSIS, noun. (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent.
Wise words
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends.