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A property of some hybrids that are more likely to outperform either purebred parent in surviving.
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hybrid vigor — n. HETEROSIS … English World dictionary
hybrid vigor — hybrid vig·or vig ər n HETEROSIS * * * heterosis … Medical dictionary
hybrid vigor — noun Date: 1918 heterosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
hybrid vigor — heterosis. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
hybrid vigor — See heterosis … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
hybrid vigor — hy′brid vig′or n. gen heterosis • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
hybrid vigor — noun (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent • Syn: ↑heterosis • Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science • Hypernyms: ↑tendency, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vigor — or chiefly Brit vigour see HYBRID VIGOR * * * vig·or (vigґər) [L. vigere to flourish] a combination of attributes of living organisms which expresses itself in rapid growth, high fertility and fecundity, and long life … Medical dictionary
Hybrid (biology) — In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction.[1] In general usage, hybrid is synonymous with heterozygous: any offspring resulting from the mating of two… … Wikipedia
hybrid tea — noun or hybrid tea rose : any of numerous cultivated bush roses derived chiefly from crosses of tea roses and hybrid perpetuals and characterized by intermediate hardiness and vigor, strongly recurrent bloom, and long pointed buds followed by… … Useful english dictionary
