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The 18 pages that link to Heterosis, each with the reason it gives.

• Plant breedingRelated: Hybrid breeding exploits this effect to improve traits such as yield.

• Genetic rescueRelated: Masking harmful recessive alleles can produce the short-term fitness gains associated with rescue.

• ApomixisRelated: Fixing heterosis in seed is a major proposed benefit of transferring apomixis into crops.

• CrossbreedingRelated: Crossbreeding can produce this hybrid vigor, especially in traits such as fertility and survival.

• Hereford cattleRelated: Crossbreeding Herefords can combine breed traits with hybrid vigor.

• HybridRelated: Hybrid vigor is one possible outcome of combining genetic variation from distinct parental lines.

• CoywolfRelated: Hybrid vigor is one proposed contributor to the success of eastern coyotes.

• Simmental cattleRelated: Crossbreeding with Simmental can exploit hybrid vigor in commercial cattle.

• Charolais cattleRelated: Crossing Charolais with other breeds can exploit hybrid vigor.

• Limousin cattleRelated: Crosses involving Limousin cattle may combine breed traits with hybrid vigor.

• American BrahmanRelated: Brahman crosses can combine environmental hardiness with productivity from other cattle breeds.

• Dog crossbreedRelated: It is one proposed basis for claims that crossbreeds may have health advantages.

• TriticaleRelated: Some triticale varieties show hybrid vigor in growth or yield.

• Yuan LongpingRelated: Hybrid rice exploits this increase in vigor to raise harvests.

• ZebroidRelated: Hybrid vigor is sometimes proposed to explain traits observed in individual zebroids.