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Corn: Many Active Genes -- High Yield

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Science Daily

Publication Date
2012-12-03

ScienceDaily (Dec. 3, 2012) — Hybrid plants provide much higher yield than their homozygous parents. Plant breeders have known this for more than 100 years and used this effect called heterosis for richer harvests.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121203081840.htm