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JIPMER 2014
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2014
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

JIPMER 2014 · Zoology · Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production

When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the...

When two unrelated individuals or lines are crossed, the performance of F1\mathrm{F}_1 hybrid in often superior to both of its parents. This phenomenon is called

Options

  1. Atransformation
  2. Bheterosis
  3. Csplicing
  4. Dmeta morphosis

Correct answer

B. heterosis

Step-by-step solution

Superiority of hybrids over either of the parent is called heterosis orhybrid.
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