HETEROSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

Synonyms:

heterosis; hybrid vigor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("heterosis" is a kind of...):

inclination; tendency (a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

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