seleção natural

Portuguese

Alternative forms

selecção natural (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ na.tuˈɾaw/ [se.leˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]

Noun

seleção natural f (uncountable)

(evolutionary theory) natural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)

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