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natural selection

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A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to…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.

» I can't believe the genetic code came about by chance and natural selection.

Ich kann nicht glauben, dass der genetische Code durch Zufall und natürliche Selektion entstanden ist.

Я не могу поверить, что генетический код появился случайно и в результате естественного отбора.

Meaning

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(uncountable)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.
(colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable)A process by which poor individual choices or attributes naturally, or rightfully, lead to poor outcomes, especially death.
natürliche Selektion, natürliche Auslese, natürliche Zuchtwahl
есте́ственный отбо́рjestéstvennyj otbór
приро́дний добі́рpryródnyj dobír, приро́дний відбі́рpryródnyj vidbír

More definitions

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

Examples

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I can't believe the genetic code came about by chance and natural selection.
ruЯ не могу поверить, что генетический код появился случайно и в результате естественного отбора.
deIch kann nicht glauben, dass der genetische Code durch Zufall und natürliche Selektion entstanden ist.
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It's called "natural selection".
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Dog and cat breeding isn't natural selection.
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MAGA is one more proof that natural selection is efficient.
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This species has evolved resistance to the disease as a result of natural selection.
deDiese Art hat infolge natürlicher Auslese eine Resistenz gegen die Krankheit entwickelt.
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