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se·lec·tion [sɪˈlekʃən, Am sə-] N

1. selection no pl (choosing):

selection
Auswahl f <-, -en>
selection BIOL
Selektion f <-, -en> form
to make one's selection
seine Wahl treffen

2. selection no pl:

selection (being selected)
Wahl f <-, -en>
selection (for candidacy)
Aufstellung f <-, -en>

3. selection usu sing (range):

selection
Auswahl f <-, -en>
selection
Sortiment nt <-(e)s, -e>
a good selection of books
eine gute Auswahl an Büchern

4. selection (set of selected extracts):

selection
Auswahl f <-, -en>
selection
Auslese f <-, -n>
a selection of modern poetry
eine Auswahl moderner Lyrik

5. selection (chosen player):

selection
Spieler[aus]wahl f

natu·ral se·ˈlec·tion N

natural selection
natürliche Auslese

se·ˈlec·tion com·mit·tee N POL

selection committee
Auswahlkomitee nt

se·ˈlec·tion cri·teri·on N COMPUT

selection criterion
Auswahlkriterium nt

se·ˈlec·tion pro·cedure N

selection procedure
[Aus-]Wahlverfahren nt

se·ˈlec·tion pro·cess N

selection process
Auswahlverfahren nt <-s, ->
selection process
Selektionsverfahren nt form

sex se·ˈlec·tion N MED

sex selection
Geschlechtswahl f des Kindes

artificial selection [ɑːtɪˌfɪʃlsɪˈlekʃn] N

artificial selection
künstliche Selektion

directional selection

directional selection
gerichtete Selektion
directional selection
transformierende Selektion

disruptive selection

disruptive selection
aufspaltende Selektion

habitat selection [ˌhæbɪtætsɪˈlekʃn]

habitat selection
Wahl des Lebensraums

interspecific selection

interspecific selection
zwischenartliche Selektion

intraspecific selection

intraspecific selection
innerartliche Selektion

natural selection N

natural selection
natürliche Selektion
natural selection
natürliche Auslese

selection medium N

selection medium
Selektionsnährboden (der bestimmte Stoffe enthält)