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hybrid vigor

noun



hybrid vigor

  1. The increased vigor or general health, resistance to disease, and other superior qualities that are often manifested in hybrid organisms, especially plants and animals.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hybrid vigor1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Hybridization may also have brought "hybrid vigor," where a hybrid organism is more vigorous than either of its parents.

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The phenomenon, called hybrid vigor, comes from crossing two strains of inbred parents.

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Geneticists have proposed several theories about the cause of hybrid vigor, but no definitive explanation has emerged.

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Not to just restore the past, but to finally realize the incredible hybrid vigor of our multicultural, multiracial heritage and build a new America that shows the world how it’s done.

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If Jemisin ended up dismantling this motivation, aligning it with the baseless hysterics of white supremacists denouncing “hybrid vigor” and white genocide, it would be one thing.

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