artificial selection
Noun
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Noun
artificial selection (uncountable)
- (evolutionary theory) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.
- Synonyms: selective breeding
- French: sélection artificielle
- German: künstliche Selektion, künstliche Auswahl
- Italian: selezione artificiale
- Portuguese: seleção artificial
- Russian: иску́сственный отбо́р
- Spanish: selección artificial
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