A Molecular Basis for Heterosis
- 31 October 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 166 (3905), 626-627
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3905.626
Abstract
Alcohol dehydrogenase allodimers composed of an unstable active subunit and a stable but inactive subunit are both active and stable. The implication of this finding for the problem of heterosis is discussed.Keywords
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