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natural selection in Japanese

natural selection in Japanese is 自然淘汰, 自然選択 — natural selection means the process by which living things with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and have more offspring, so that those traits become more common in later generations.

natural selection in Japanese

自然淘汰
noun
Pronounced: shizentōta
(evolutionary theory) 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.
自然選択
noun
Pronounced: shizensentaku
(evolutionary theory) 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.

What does "natural selection" mean?

  1. noun The process by which living things with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and have more offspring, so that those traits become more common in later generations.
    "Natural selection favoured the moths whose colouring hid them on soot-darkened bark."

natural selection in a sentence

  • Natural selection favoured the moths whose colouring hid them on soot-darkened bark.
  • Antibiotic resistance spreads through natural selection.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "natural selection" in Japanese?

"natural selection" in Japanese is 自然淘汰, 自然選択. natural selection means: The process by which living things with traits better suited to their environment tend to survive and have more offspring, so that those traits become more common in later generations.

How do you pronounce 自然淘汰?

"natural selection" in Japanese is 自然淘汰, pronounced "shizentōta".

How do you use "natural selection" in a sentence?

Example: "Natural selection favoured the moths whose colouring hid them on soot-darkened bark." In Japanese, "natural selection" is 自然淘汰, 自然選択.

Are there other ways to say "natural selection" in Japanese?

Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "natural selection": 自然淘汰, 自然選択.

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