the process by which the living things that are best able to grow and reproduce in their natural environment are the ones that usually pass these qualities through their genes to the new living things that they produce
Synonyms and related words
Evolution
Darwinian
Darwinism
evolution
natural selection
noun uncountable biology
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Other entries for this word
naturalselection at evolution
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the process by which the living things that are best able to grow and reproduce in their natural environment are the ones that usually pass these qualities through their genes to the new living things that they produce