artificial selection
Meaning
Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.
Synonyms
Translations
künstliche Selektion
selección artificial künstliche Auslese Selektionszüchtung Sortenprüfung Frühselektion
sélection précoce élimination des types aberrants épurage des variétés
controllo delle varietà incrocio selettivoEtymology
Coined by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book On the Origin of Species.
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