hybrid vigour

hybrid vigour
The extent to which a hybrid individual outperforms both its parents with respect to one or many traits. The genetic basis of hybrid vigour is not well understood, but the phenomenon is widespread, particularly in inbreeding plant species.
Synonym: heterosis

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  • hybrid vigour — noun Heterosis • • • Main Entry: ↑hybrid …   Useful english dictionary

  • hybrid vigour — hybrid vigour. См. гибридная сила. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hybrid vigour — hybrid vigour. = heterosis (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hybrid vigour — heterozė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Padidėjęs pirmos kartos hibridų gyvybingumas (auga greičiau už tėvines formas, yra biologiškai produktyvesni, pajėgesni negu tėviniai individai). atitikmenys: angl. heterosis; hybrid vigour rus …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • hybrid vigour — the occurrence where hybrid offspring perform better than the parents. Also called heterosis …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • hybrid vigour — see heterosis …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • hybrid vigour — noun Genetics the tendency of a cross bred individual to show qualities superior to those of both parents …   English new terms dictionary

  • Hybrid growth disorders — refer to reduced growth or overgrowth in an organism that is a hybrid of two different species. In some sense, it is a type of hybrid dysgenesis when the growth disorder proves deleterious, thus making it the opposite of heterosis or hybrid… …   Wikipedia

  • Hybrid speciation — is the process wherein hybridization between two different closely related species leads to a distinct phenotype. This phenotype in very rare cases can also be fitter than the parental lineage and as such natural selection may then favor these… …   Wikipedia

  • Hybrid zone — A hybrid zone exists where the ranges of two interbreeding species meet. For a hybrid zone to be stable, the offspring produced by the cross (the hybrids) have to be less fit than members of the parent species, although this condition does not… …   Wikipedia

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