heterosis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003169",
  "term": "heterosis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The adaptive superiority of the heterozygous genotype with respect to one or more characters in comparison with the corresponding homozygote.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hybrid vigor",
    "hybrid vigour"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "quantitative genetics",
    "composite breeds",
    "hybrids",
    "hybrid genus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "heterosis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heterosis/"
}