Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disruptive selection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: dis-rup-tive s-e-lec-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of natural selection in which extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values, causing subpopulations of a single species within the same habitat to develop different adaptations.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does disruptive selection mean?: A form of natural selection in which extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values, causing subpopulations of a single species within the same habitat to develop different adaptations.

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