homoselection

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noun

Preferential genetic selection of homozygotes

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Meanings

nounhomoselection (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyPreferential genetic selection of homozygotes

Origin

From homo- + selection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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