heterosis

Noun

Meaning

A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me?"

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hybrid vigor hybrid vigour outbreeding enhancement crossbred superiority crossbreed benefit crossbreeding advantage heterotic effect heterozygosity advantage heterozygote advantage hybrid superiority mixed breeding benefit mixed breeding vigor mixed mating benefit outcrossing advantage outcrossing benefit
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Hypernyms

inclination tendency

Related terms

heterotic

Examples

Bryophyte still maintains the sexual reproduction during its evolution despite the fact that the haploid stage does not benefit from heterosis at all. Source: Internet

However, James Flynn has pointed out that even if everyone mated with a sibling in 1900, subsequent increases in heterosis would not be a sufficient explanation of the observed IQ gains. Source: Internet

Positive heterosis produces more robust hybrids, they might be stronger or bigger; while the term negative heterosis refers to weaker or smaller hybrids. Source: Internet

The advantage of diploid, e.g. heterosis, only takes place in diploid life stage. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

heterosexually heterosexualness heteroside heterosite heteroskedastic heteroskedastically