heterosis

Get Babylon's Translation Software! Free Download Now!
Babylon 8 - Your all-in-one solution
Award winning translation software trusted by millions. Translate from any language to any language.
View Demo


BabylonEnglish English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
heterosis
n. increased strength of different characteristics in hybrids (Biology)


Wikipedia English The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Heterosis
Heterosis is a term used in genetics and selective breeding. The term heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor, hybrid vigour, or outbreeding enhancement, describes the increased strength of different characteristics in hybrids; the possibility to obtain a "better" individual by combining the virtues of its parents.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

BabylonFrench English dictionaryDownload this dictionary
hétérosis (f)
n. heterosis, increased strength of different characteristics in hybrids (Biology)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Heterosis
(n.)
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?"
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
Free English-Vietnamese DictionaryDownload this dictionary
heterosis
heterosis
danh từ ưu thế giống lai
(C) 2007 www.TừĐiểnTiếngViệt.net

Define heterosis

Translate heterosis





heterosis in Chinese | | heterosis in French | heterosis in Italian | heterosis in Spanish | heterosis in Dutch | heterosis in Portuguese | heterosis in German | heterosis in Russian | heterosis in Japanese | heterosis in Turkish | heterosis in Hebrew | heterosis in Arabic