| 单词 | heterosis |
| 释义 | heterosis[ het-uh-roh-sis ] / ˌhɛt əˈroʊ sɪs / noun Genetics.the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents. Also called hybrid vigor. Origin of heterosisFirst recorded in 1910–15, heterosis is from the Late Greek word hetérōsis an alteration. See hetero-, -sis Words nearby heterosisheteroscedastic, heterosex, heterosexism, heterosexual, heterosexuality, heterosis, heterosocial, heterosporous, heterospory, heterostracan, heterostyled Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for heterosisheterosis / (ˌhɛtəˈrəʊsɪs) / nounbiology another name for hybrid vigour Word Origin for heterosisC19: from Late Greek: alteration, from Greek heteroioun to alter, from heteros other, different Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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