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(B) The phenomenon where the offspring of genetically diverse parents (hybrids) exhibit greater growth,productivity,and fitness than either of the par

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Heterozygosity

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(B) The phenomenon where the offspring of genetically diverse parents (hybrids) exhibit greater growth,productivity,and fitness than either of the parents is known as $Heterosis$ or $Hybrid$ $Vigor$.This phenomenon is primarily attributed to $Heterozygosity$,where the masking of deleterious recessive alleles by dominant alleles and the accumulation of favorable dominant genes occur in the hybrid state.

	Male $(♂)$	Female $(♀)$
$x$	$XY$	$XX$
$y$	$ZZ$	$ZW$

Hybrids are generally more vigorous than their parents. This is due to..........

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