"heterosis" meaning in All languages combined

See heterosis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heteroses [plural]
Etymology: From hetero- + -osis. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|osis}} hetero- + -osis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|heteroses}} heterosis (countable and uncountable, plural heteroses)
  1. (genetics) The tendency of cross-breeding to produce an animal or plant with a greater hardiness than its parents; hybrid vigour. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: heterotic Translations (hybrid vigour): heteroosi (Finnish), heatróis [feminine] (Irish), гетеро́зис (geterózis) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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