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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.

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noun
  1. 1

    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.

noun
  1. 1

    The process or act of selecting.

    "The large number of good candidates made selection difficult."

  2. 2

    Something selected.

    "My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte."

  3. 3

    A variety of items taken from a larger collection.

    "I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine."

  4. 4

    A musical piece.

    "For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor."

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choicenounAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
survivalnounThe fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
extractnounSomething that is extracted or drawn out.
excerptnounA clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
survival of the fittestnoun(evolutionary theory) Natural selection.
picknounA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
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.
casebooksnoun(US, law) A kind of book, used in law schools, containing the text of court opinions in legal cases accompanied by analysis and related materials.
choicesnounAn option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
choixa small city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.
choosenounTo pick; to make the choice of; to select.
choosingnounThe act of making a choice.
coinsthumb | right | alt=A window of a referrer is open on a wikipedia article using citation templates with embedded COinS tags |
compendiumsnounA short, complete summary; an abstract.
cultivarsnounA cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.
documentsa Surrealist art magazine edited by Georges Bataille.
electionnounA process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
electionsnounA process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
excerptsnounA clip, snippet, passage or extract from a larger work such as a news article, a film, or a literary composition.
exhibitsnounAn instance of exhibiting.

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