contraselection

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noun

Selection for a desirable trait that has unintended negative consequences.

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Meanings

nouncontraselection (plural contraselections)

plural contraselections

  1. biologySelection for a desirable trait that has unintended negative consequences.

Origin

From contra- + selection.

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APA

contraselection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraselection

MLA

“contraselection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraselection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contraselection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contraselection.

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