Heterotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Heterotic is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to heterosis.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to heterosis.
More Meanings
- (physics) Describing a hybrid form of string theory (See Heterotic string theory on Wikipedia)
- A hybrid organism of this kind.
Example Sentences
An instructive example of a heterotic individual is ʽThe Toast of Botswana’. The Toast is a cross between a female goat and a male sheep.
Word Forms
- heterotics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heteromorphotic, heterosomic, heterogenetic, heterosomal, heterocaryotic, heterokaryotic.
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