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homoselection

homoselection noun: preferential genetic selection of homozygotes.

Noun

homoselection (uncountable)

  1. Preferential genetic selection of homozygotes

Origin of homoselection

From homo- + selection.

Questions about homoselection

What does homoselection mean?
Homoselection means preferential genetic selection of homozygotes.
What part of speech is homoselection?
Homoselection is a noun.

Words near homoselection in the dictionary

  1. homoscleromorphs
  2. homosclerophorid
  3. homosclerophorids
  4. homosegmental
  5. homosekikaic acid
  6. homoselection
  7. homoselenocysteine
  8. homosemic
  9. homosemous
  10. homosemy
  11. homosequence

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