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Exploring the mechanistic bases of heterosis from the perspective of macromolecular complexes.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Feb 2011
Veitia Reiner A, Vaiman Daniel
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Heterosis is defined as greater biomass, fertility or other traits in heterozygotes, polyploids or hybrids compared to their genetically divergent (often homozygous) parents. Heterosis was noticed by various civilizations and scientifically reported by Darwin himself. Despite the importance of he...
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