selective breeding
штучний відбір, штучний добір
искусственный отбор
künstliche Auswahl, künstliche Selektion
The practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain…The practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain features.
» White strawberries were born of a mutation during selective breeding.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The practice of breeding the best specimens of a given organism to encourage certain features.
Monsanto practices selective breeding to produce high-yield seeds.
Examples
2 sentencesWhite strawberries were born of a mutation during selective breeding.
Natural selection has similarities to selective breeding, but it happens by itself and over a much longer period of time.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable