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hybrid vigor

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hybrid vigor
n.
Increased vigor or other superior qualities arising from the crossbreeding of genetically different plants or animals. Also called heterosis.
hybrid vigor
The increased vigor or general health, resistance to disease, and other superior qualities that are often manifested in hybrid organisms, especially plants and animals. Compare inbreeding depression.
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Noun1.hybrid vigor - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
heterosis
tendency, inclination - a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms


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