artificial selection Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: AA0 R T AH0 F IH1 SH AH0 L S AH0 L EH0 K SH AH0 N
What Does Artificial Selection Mean?
Artificial Selection is used as a noun meaning Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.
Artificial Selection Definition (Noun)
- Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.
Synonyms of Artificial Selection
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Artificial selection synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Artificial Selection
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Artificial Selection in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
artificial selection (uncountable)
Origin of Artificial Selection
Coined by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his book On the Origin of Species.