| 单词 | artificial selection |
| 释义 | artificial selectionSEE SYNONYMS FOR artificial selection ON THESAURUS.COM nouna process in the breeding of animals and in the cultivation of plants by which the breeder chooses to perpetuate only those forms having certain desirable inheritable characteristics. Words nearby artificial selectionartificial life, artificial pacemaker, artificial person, artificial radioactivity, artificial respiration, artificial selection, artificial turf, artificial ventilation, Artigas, artillery, artilleryman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for artificial selectionartificial selection The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits. Organisms with the desired traits, such as size or taste, are artificially mated or cross-pollinated with organisms with similar desired traits. (Compare natural selection.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for artificial selectionartificial selection n.Human intervention in animal or plant reproduction to ensure certain characteristics are represented in successive generations. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for artificial selectionartificial selection Modification of a species by human intervention so that certain desirable traits are represented in successive generations. The different breeds of domestic dogs and the large ears of maize corn are products of artificial selection. Compare natural selection. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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