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heterosis

The observation that in some circumstances, the heterozygotes in a population have higher fitness than the homozygotes; for example they grow better, are better able to survive, and/or are more fertile than the homozygotes. The effect of heterosis can also apply to hybrids (thus "hybrid vigor").


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