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Hybrid vigour is mostly due to...

Hybrid vigour is mostly due to

A

Superiority of all the genes

B

Homozygosity of pure characters

C

Heterozygosity

D

None of these

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C
Hybrid vigour is also called heterosis.It results from the union of genetically different gametes (heterozygosity).
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