The superiority of hybrids over either of the parents (dominante or recessive is called hybrid vigour (G. Shull). Heterosis is equivalent of hybrids vigour.
NEET UG 2011 — Zoology Principles of Inheritance and Variation
When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F1 hybrid is often superior to both its parents. This phenomenon is called
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