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Progress toward understanding heterosis in crop plants.
Annual review of plant biology - 1 Jan 2013
Schnable Patrick S, Springer Nathan M
Abstract excerpt
Although heterosis, or hybrid vigor, is widely exploited in agriculture, a complete description of its molecular underpinnings has remained elusive despite extensive investigation. It appears that there is not a single, simple explanation for heterosis. Instead, it is likely that heterosis arises in crosses between genetically distinct individuals as a result of a diversity of mechanisms. Heterosis generally...
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