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orthoselection

noun
or·​tho·​selection | \ ¦ȯ(r)thə+\

Definition of orthoselection

: natural selection promoting the progress and continuance of an adaptive trend in biological evolution and thus simulating orthogenesis

Other Words from orthoselection

orthoselective \ "+ \ adjective

History and Etymology for orthoselection

orth- + selection

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