COUNTERSELECTION


Meaning of COUNTERSELECTION in English

“+ noun

Etymology: counter- + selection

: selection opposed in its effects to natural selection: as

a. : preservation of the unfit : dysgenic selection (as forced on man by social customs)

b. : selection in plant or animal breeding against a quality undesirable from the point of view of the breeder though likely to be retained in a state of nature

counterselection against low milk production in cattle

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