English Explanatory Dictionary

selective advantage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

selective advantage selective advantages
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