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artificial selection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
ar-ti-fi-cial s-e-lec-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Phrases

natural selection sexual selection

Frequently Paired Words

natural selection sexual selection

Synonyms

selective breeding

Questions

What does artificial selection mean?
Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.
Where does artificial selection come from?
Coined by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book On the Origin of Species.

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