FITNESS


Meaning of FITNESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfit-nəs ]

noun

Date: 1580

1. : the quality or state of being fit

2. : the capacity of an organism to survive and transmit its genotype to reproductive offspring as compared to competing organisms ; also : the contribution of an allele or genotype to the gene pool of subsequent generations as compared to that of other alleles or genotypes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.