unnatural selection
nounEtymology
Play on natural selection.
Definitions
The selection of certain genes caused by the actions of humans, especially the…
The selection of certain genes caused by the actions of humans, especially the intentional intervention in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits; eugenics, selective breeding or culling.
- Is the startling variety of dogs, brassicas and the like, which our unnatural selection has generated, a sort of compensation, I wonder?
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for unnatural selection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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