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Agriculture · Q470

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 470

Q470

Superiority of F1 hybrid over a standard commercial variety is called

A.
Heterobeltiosis
B.
Luxuriance
C.
Economic heterosis
Answer
D.
Relative heterosis

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The superiority of an F1 hybrid over a standard commercial variety is called Economic heterosis.
Heterosis is the improved or increased function of any biological quality in a hybrid offspring. It refers to the superiority of F1 over the standard commercial check variety. It is also called economic heterosis or useful heterosis and is calculated by using a formula.