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The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection
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selective advantage — selective advantage. См. преимущество при отборе. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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преимущество при отборе — selective advantage (advance) селективное преимущество, преимущество при отборе. Повышенная выживаемость одного генотипа по отношению к другому, выражающаяся в его вытеснении из общей экологической ниши. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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