natural selection
noun
: a natural process that results in the survival and reproductive success of individuals or groups best adjusted to their environment and that leads to the perpetuation of genetic qualities best suited to that particular environment
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The hypothesis challenges the common assumption that natural selection is the only force at work in evolution.
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Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
Taken together, the study suggests a form of complex and messy natural selection playing out in the internet's exploitation economy.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
Taken together, the study suggests a form of complex and messy natural selection playing out in the internet's exploitation economy.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 11 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for natural selection
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“Natural selection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20selection. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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