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Heterosis
/hˌɛtərˈoʊsəs/
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Heterosis
noun
(pl.
heteroses
)
1.
(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent.
Synonym:
hybrid vigor
.
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