Selection
//səˈlɛkʃən//
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The word "selection" can be used as a noun.
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Helly's selection theorem K-selection adverse selection ambidirectional selection apostatic selection artificial selection asexual selection autoselection background selection balancing selection bioselection c-selection chemoselection clonal selection compatibility selection contraselection coselection cosmological natural selection counterselection deme selection demic selection deselection directional selection disruptive selection diversifying selection downselection eclection ecological selection enantioselection environmental selection eugenic selection fecundity selection forum selection agreement forum selection clause frequency-dependent selection gametic selection gene selection genetic selection genic selection group selection hierarchical selection higher-level selection homoselection immunoselection individual selection inevitable selection interdeme selection interdemic selection intersexual selection interspecies selection intrademe selection intrademic selection intrasexual selection intraspecies selection kin selection lower-level selection misselection multilevel selection multiselection natural selection natural selectional natural selectionary negative selection non-selection nonselection organismal selection organismic selection orthoselection overselection panselection panselectionism panselectionist photoselection positive selection postselection preselection purified selection purifying selection r-selection r/K selection theory regioselection reselection runaway selection s-selection selection bias selection effect selection rule selection sort selectional selectionary selectionism selectionist self-selection sexual selection simultaneous selection species selection stabilising selection stabilizing selection strong selection subselection supernatural selection superselection supraorgamismal selection survival selection theory of natural selection underselection unit of selection unnatural selection unselection viability selection weak selection
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