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directional selection

directional selection noun: an incidence of natural selection where species survive by evolving new characters or modifying old characters.

Noun

directional selection (plural directional selections)

  1. An incidence of natural selection where species survive by evolving new characters or modifying old characters.

directional selection meaning in Tamil

directional selection in Tamil

நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட குறித்தெரிவு

Forms of directional selection

pluraldirectional selections

Questions about directional selection

What does directional selection mean?
Directional selection means an incidence of natural selection where species survive by evolving new characters or modifying old characters.
What is directional selection in Tamil?
Directional selection in Tamil is நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட குறித்தெரிவு. See Directional selection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is directional selection?
Directional selection is a noun.
What is the plural of directional selection?
The plural of directional selection is directional selections.

Words near directional selection in the dictionary

  1. directional interchange
  2. directional interchanges
  3. directional magnetism
  4. directional pad
  5. directional pads
  6. directional selection
  7. directional selections
  8. directional signal
  9. directional signals
  10. directional stability
  11. directionalities

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