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selective advantage

selective advantage noun: the characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.

Noun

selective advantage (plural selective advantages)

  1. The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.
    • What is the selective advantage of height?
    • Better to see predators in tall grass my dear.1998, Jerome Bixby, The Man From Earth (film)

Forms of selective advantage

pluralselective advantages

Questions about selective advantage

What does selective advantage mean?
Selective advantage means the characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.
What part of speech is selective advantage?
Selective advantage is a noun.
What is the plural of selective advantage?
The plural of selective advantage is selective advantages.

Words near selective advantage in the dictionary

  1. selectionists
  2. selections
  3. selectiostat
  4. selectiostats
  5. selective
  6. selective advantage
  7. selective advantages
  8. selective androgen receptor modulator
  9. selective androgen receptor modulators
  10. selective breeding
  11. selective collection

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