Synonyms for natural selection
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes.
Related words
- Phrases
- artificial selection
- Is a kind of
- karma
Example sentences
- selection This store has the best selection of hats in town.
- survival We'd have a bigger chance of survival without Tom.
By length
- 8 letters
- survival3
- 9 letters
- selection3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (survival3 = 3 syllables).