Science / Biology / Selective Breeding: The selection of individuals with desirable traits for use in breeding. Over many generations, the practice leads to the development of strains with the desired characteristics.
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Breeding Noun Synonyms: rearing, bringing-up, raising, cultivation, development, propagation
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Selective Noun Synonyms: particular, discerning, discriminative, discriminating, discriminatory, eclectic, exacting, demanding, choosy, picky
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Science / Biology / Selectively Permeable: Term describing a barrier that allows some chemicals to pass but not others. The cell membrane is such a barrier. MORE
Science / Biology / True-Breeding: Occurs when self-fertilization gives rise to the same traits in all offspring, generation after generation. Now interpreted as equivalent to homozygous. MORE
Technology / Television (TV) / Selective Use: In the study of television stars, a use of selected parts of the star's polysemy in a particular role. MORE
Technology / Email / Selective Unsubscribe: An unsubscribe mechanism that allows a consumer to selectively determine which email newsletters they wish to continue receiving while stopping the sending of others. MORE
Entertainment / Photography / Selective Focusing: Method of adjusting the lens aperture and shutter speed to give a depth of field that will limit image sharpness to a particular area of the image. MORE
Science / Biology / Selective Breeding: The selection of individuals with desirable traits for use in breeding. Over many generations, the practice leads to the development of strains with the desired characteristics. MORE