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Selective breeding

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.NounThe practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain features.

"Monsanto practices selective breeding to produce high-yield seeds."

Synonyms

selection artificial selection selective advantage positive eugenics homoselection sexual selection unnatural selection interbreeding kin selection breeding linebreeding preselection

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