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artificial selection en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:evolutionary theory, uncountable) Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.

Relateds

sexual selection · natural selection

Synonyms

selective breeding

Translations (35)

fi valintajalostus (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · de künstliche Selektion (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · nn kunstig seleksjon (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · fi keinotekoinen valinta (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ca selecció artificial (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · nn kunstig utval (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · mn зориудын шалгарал (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · el τεχνητή επιλογή (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ka ხელოვნური სელექცია (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · uk шту́чний відбі́р (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · de künstliche Auswahl (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · da kunstigt utvalg (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ro selecție artificială (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · da kunstig selektion (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · pt seleção artificial (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ru иску́сственный отбо́р (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · nb kunstig utvalg (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · es selección artificial (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · lv mākslīgā izlase (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ar اِنْتِخَاب اِصْطِنَاعِيّ (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · lt dirbtinė atranka (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · fr sélection artificielle (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · nl kunstmatige selectie (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · yue 人擇 /人择 (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · cmn 人工選擇 /人工选择 (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · pl dobór sztuczny (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · nb kunstig seleksjon (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · cmn 人擇 /人择 (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · hy արհեստական ընտրություն (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ka სელექციური გამრავლება (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · yue 人工選擇 /人工选择 (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · sv artificiellt urval (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · it selezione artificiale (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · ka ხელოვნური გადარჩევა (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) · uk шту́чний добі́р (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals)

wikipedia: On the Origin of Species