noun
: selection as breeding stock of those members of a population exhibiting desirable qualities or elimination of those showing undesirable qualities : phenotypic selection — compare progeny test
noun
: selection as breeding stock of those members of a population exhibiting desirable qualities or elimination of those showing undesirable qualities : phenotypic selection — compare progeny test
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012