HyperDic: hybrid_vigor

English > 1 sense of the expression hybrid vigor:
NOUNattributehybrid vigor, heterosis(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
English > hybrid vigor: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent.
Synonymheterosis
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broadertendency, inclinationA characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character / character or effect
Spanishheterosis
Catalanheterosi, heterosis

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