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Meaning of 自然选择

自然选择 means natural selection; the evolutionary mechanism by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. Pronounced zì rán xuǎn zé.

  • natural selection; the evolutionary mechanism by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

Definitions & Examples

ěr
wén
chū
le
rán
xuǎn
xué
shuō
 

Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection.

rán
xuǎn
shì
shēng
jìn
huà
de
zhǔ
yào
zhì
 

Natural selection is the primary mechanism of biological evolution.

Zài
rán
xuǎn
de
zuò
yòng
xià
 
yǒu
biàn
bèi
bǎo
liú
xià
lái
 

Under the influence of natural selection, advantageous variations are preserved.

Cháng
jǐng
鹿
de
cháng
zi
jiù
shì
rán
xuǎn
de
jié
guǒ
 

The giraffe's long neck is the result of natural selection.

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