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artificial selection

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits.

uncountable

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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