artificial selectionnoun [ U ]
uk/ɑː.tɪˌfɪʃ.əl sɪˈlek.ʃən//ɑːr.t̬əˌfɪʃ.əl sɪˈlek.ʃən/specializedthe process of choosing particular animals to produce young or plants to produce new plants:
The mule is a product of artificial selection.
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