reproductive advantage
noun [ C or U ]
biology
specialized uk
/riː.prəˌdʌk.tɪv ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ us
/riː.prəˌdʌk.t̬ɪv ədˈvæn.t̬ɪdʒ/Carriers of the gene tend to have a reproductive advantage in certain environments.
- These traits survive into the next generation because they confer a reproductive advantage on the individual.
- He claims that understanding the origin of the universe confers no reproductive advantage.
- It is possible that these dogs have a reproductive advantage due to their abundant body reserves.
- adaptive evolution
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curve idiom
- evolutionism
- flatten
- flip
- flip a switch idiom
- flip-flop
- rebranding
- recalibration
- reconversion
- reformation
- regime change
- unspool
- unspooling
- unsteadily
- unsteady
- untick
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