counterselection

noun

coun·ter·selection | \ "+\

Definition of counterselection

: selection opposed in its effects to natural selection: such as

a : preservation of less well-adapted individuals : dysgenic selection

b : selection in plant or animal breeding against a quality undesirable from the point of view of the breeder though likely to be retained in a state of nature counterselection against low milk production in cattle

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