heterosis
heterosis · heteroses
гетерозис
The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness…The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour.
US/hˌɛtɚˈoʊsəs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour.
гетеро́зисgeterózis
More definitions
- (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
hybrid vigour:
Origin
From hetero- + -osis.From hetero- + -osis.
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Forms
plural: heterosesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent:hybrid vigor
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedheterotic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable