Counterselection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counterselection is a noun meaning Selection that removes unwanted characteristics.
Meaning
Selection that removes unwanted characteristics.
More Meanings
- (evolutionary theory) Dysgenic selection (that has the opposite effects of natural selection).
Example Sentences
In all recipients, distant drug resistance markers streptomycin (SmR; rpsL104), chloramphenicol (CmR; recA::cat(FRT)), and/or nalidixic acid (NlR; gyrA96) were used for counterselection.
Word Forms
- counterselections
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contraselection, subselection, reselection, autoselection, counterconditioning, excision.
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