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contraselection

noun

contraselection

noun

Etymology From contra- + selection.

1

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Selection for a desirable trait that has unintended negative consequences.

Related terms
counterselection

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.