artificial selection

Signification (Anglais)

Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.

Concepts

sélection précoce

élimination des types aberrants

épurage des variétés

Synonymes

early selection

variety screening

Traductions

künstliche Selektion

selección artificial

Frühselektion

Selektionszüchtung

Sortenprüfung

controllo delle varietà

incrocio selettivo

selezione precoce

Étymologie (Anglais)

Coined by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book On the Origin of Species.

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