💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Orthoselection"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| orthoevolutionnoun | (evolutionary theory, historical) orthogenesis |
| orthogenesisnoun | (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales. |
| orthoplasynoun | (historical) A theory of evolution, stating that that individual modifications supplement, protect, or screen organic characters and keep them alive until useful congenital variations arise and survive by natural selection, and that this process, combined in many cases with 'tradition', gives direction to evolution. |
| orthogeneticistnoun | (historical) One who supports the idea of orthogenesis. |
| orthogeneticsnoun | orthogenesis |
| homoselectionnoun | (biology, genetics) Preferential genetic selection of homozygotes |
| sexual selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed. |
| natural selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes. |
| evolutionary theorynoun | (biology) A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection. |
| counterselectionnoun | Selection that removes unwanted characteristics. |
| unnatural selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory, rare, sometimes humorous or derogatory) The selection of certain genes caused by the actions of humans, especially the intentional intervention in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits; eugenics, selective breeding or culling. |
| group selectionnoun | (biology, evolution) A form of natural selection whereby traits that may be disadvantageous to the individual can be propagated when they are advantageous to the survival of a group as a whole. |
| orthotropynoun | The condition of being orthotropic. |
| kin selectionnoun | (biology) An evolutionary strategy that favors an individual organism's close kin over itself. |
| selectionnoun | The process or act of selecting. |
| survival of the fittestnoun | (evolutionary theory) Natural selection. |
| r-selectionnoun | (ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quantity. |
| teleogenesisnoun | (cybernetics) Autonomous setting of goals |
| preselectionnoun | (politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party |
| r/k selection theorynoun | (ecology) A theory regarding the selection of combinations of traits in an organism that represent a trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring. |
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- karyotypicorthoselection
- oforthoselection
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- orthoselection.
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