| selection coefficient |
The proportion by which the fitness of a genotype is less than the fitness of a standard genotype, which is usually the genotype with the highest fitness. In general, relative fitness = 1 - s.
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| selection pressure |
The intensity of selection acting on a population of organisms or cells in culture. Its effectiveness is measured in terms of differential survival and reproduction, and consequently in change in the frequency of alleles in a population.
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| selectivity |
(see exploitation pattern)
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| selection |
1. Differential survival and reproduction phenotypes.
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| selection pressure |
The intensity of natural genetic selection processes. Selection pressure may be measured by changes in gene frequency.
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