Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In grammar and rhetoric, same as
enallage .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Rhet.) 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 ?”
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- noun genetics The
tendency ofcross-breeding to produce ananimal orplant with agreater hardiness than itsparents ;hybrid vigour
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It has a phenomenon associated with it called 'heterosis' - otherwise known as 'hybrid vigor.'
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It has a phenomenon associated with it called 'heterosis' - otherwise known as 'hybrid vigor.'
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Intercrossing different varieties of plants frequently produces hybrid offspring with superior vigor and increased yields, in a poorly understood phenomenon known as heterosis
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Hybrid vigor, also known as heterosis, is the phenomenon by which intercrossing two varieties of plants produces more vigorous hybrid offspring with higher yields.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Hybrid vigour, also known as heterosis, is the phenomenon where two genetically different parents produce fitter, stronger offspring.
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Hybrid vigor, also known as heterosis, is the phenomenon by which intercrossing two varieties of plants produces more vigorous hybrid offspring with higher yields.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Hybrid vigor, also known as heterosis, is the miraculous phenomenon by which intercrossing two varieties of plants produces more vigorous hybrid offspring with higher yields.
Analysis 2010
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Hybrid vigor, also known as heterosis, is the miraculous phenomenon by which intercrossing two varieties of plants produces more vigorous hybrid offspring with higher yields.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Alternative strategies for yield improvement include using techniques such as heterosis in FI hybrids, and the identification and manipulation of individual 'yield' genes (particularly using the recombinant DNA technology of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP).
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Another clarification for Boonton; heterosis = melting pot = good.
Fine-tuning Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
bestiary commented on the word heterosis
"hybrid vigor."
July 22, 2008
solosaint commented on the word heterosis
Do I have a giant ego if the word heterosis brings my parents to mind?
March 15, 2009
sionnach commented on the word heterosis
I dunno. Is your sister a lesbian?
March 15, 2009