orthoselection

直向[定向]选择

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection.

    历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    The acquisition of a common series of rearrangements within a genetic lineage.

    不可数 生物 医学

    Therefore, there is evidence that orthoselection (sensu White, 1973) takes place in a karyotypic format in some lineages and particular formats in others, and could be associated with specific adaptive values that have obvious evolutionary connotations.

词源

From ortho- + selection, originally coined by Ludwig Plate in 1913.

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