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  • 51Dominance versus overdominance — is a scientific controversy in the field of genetics that has persisted for more than a century.[1] These two alternative hypotheses were first stated in 1908. Genetic basis of heterosis When a population is small or inbred, it tends to lose… …

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  • 52plant breeding — Introduction       application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… …

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  • 53Waxy corn — (maize) was found in China in 1909. As this plant showed many peculiar traits, the American breeders long used it as a genetic marker to tag the existence of hidden genes in other maize breeding programs. In 1922 a researcher found that the… …

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  • 54Heterosis — Not to be confused with Heterozygosity, or with Heterotic string theory. See also: Heterozygote advantage A mixed breed dog Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, or outbreeding enhancement, is the improved or increased function of any biological quality in …

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  • 55Inbreeding — is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal. If practiced repeatedly, it leads to an increase in homozygosity of a population. A higher frequency of recessive, deleterious traits in homozygous form in a population can, over time …

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  • 56Open pollination — is pollination by insects, birds, wind, or other natural mechanisms, and contrasts with cleistogamy, closed pollination, which is one of the many types of self pollination[1]. Open pollination also contrasts with controlled pollination, which is… …

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  • 57Mike Judge — Judge au San Diego Comic Con International en juillet 2011 Données clés Nom de naissance M …

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  • 58Needle in a Slunk Stack — Studio album by Buckethead Released September 24, 2009 …

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  • 59innate — innate, inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary, inherited are comparable but not wholly synonymous terms that refer to qualities which either are or seem to be derived from one s inheritance or from conditions attending one s birth or origin.… …

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  • 60Tales of Terror (band) — Tales of Terror was a Sacramento punk rock band which was active from 1982 until 1984. The much loved band released a self titled LP in 1984 on the label CD Presents. The LP is rare, and no CD version has been released. Tales of Terror is also… …

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