- Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 61
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Aida GONZÁLEZ ALBORS, Ana María ALCONCHEL SEBASTIÁN, Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, Patricia ROJO DE DOMINGO
- Creation / modification date: 30-01-2014
- Term: artificial selection
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Process by which humans, not environmental factors, act as the selection pressure when breeding animals and plants to produce specific desirable qualities.
- Context: With the advent of genetic engineering, artificial selection has entered a new phase. It is now possible to breed clones of cattle and sheep which have genes for producing specific human proteins […]
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: KENT, M. (2000). Advanced biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Context: KENT, M. (2000). Advanced biology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
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