artificial selection
noun[U]
biologyspecializeduk/ɑː.tɪˌfɪʃ.əl sɪˈlek.ʃən/us/ɑːr.t̬əˌfɪʃ.əl sɪˈlek.ʃən/theprocessofchoosingparticularanimalstoproduceyoungorplantstoproducenewplants:
(对动物或植物进行的)人工选择,人为选择Themuleis aproductofartificialselection.骡子是人为选择的产物。
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natural selection
Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anti-Darwinian
- anti-Darwinism
- biodiversity
- botany
- entomological
- entomologist
- eukaryote
- fight-or-flight
- food chain
- morphology
- poisonous
- recolonization
- recolonize
- regeneration
- regenerative
- restimulate
- zoology