Meaning of counterselection | Babel Free
Definitions
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Selection that removes unwanted characteristics. countable, uncountable
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Dysgenic selection (that has the opposite effects of natural selection). countable, uncountable
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.