natural selection in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for natural selection in the English»Italian Dictionary

natural selection [Brit, Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl səˈlɛkʃən] N

natural selection

selezione f naturale

Translations for natural selection in the Italian»English Dictionary

selezione naturale

natural selection

Translations for natural selection in the English»Italian Dictionary

selection [Brit sɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n, Am səˈlɛkʃ(ə)n] N

1. selection (act):

selection

selezione f

selection

scelta f

selection SPORTS

selezione f

to make a selection (for display, sale, purchase)

fare una selezione or una scelta

to make a selection before n committee, panel, process

di selezione

2. selection (assortment):

selection

assortimento m

selections from Mozart

brani scelti di Mozart

I.natural [Brit ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] ADJ

1. natural (not artificial or man-made):

natural phenomenon, force, disaster, harbour, light, resources, process, progression, beauty, material, food

naturale

the natural world

il mondo della natura

in its natural state

allo stato naturale

2. natural (usual, normal):

natural

naturale

natural

normale

it's natural to do, to be

è normale fare, essere

it's natural for sb to do

per qn è normale fare

the natural thing to do would be to protest

la cosa più naturale sarebbe protestare

it's only natural

è del tutto naturale

it's not natural!

non è normale!

to die of natural causes

morire di morte naturale

death from natural causes LAW

morte naturale

for the rest of one's natural life LAW

vita natural durante

natural person LAW

persona fisica

3. natural (innate):

natural gift, talent, trait

innato

natural artist, professional, storyteller

nato

natural affinity

naturale

a natural advantage (of person, party, country)

un atout

4. natural (unaffected):

natural person, manner

spontaneo, semplice

try and look more natural

cerca di sembrare più naturale

5. natural:

natural (actual, real) parent

naturale

natural (illegitimate) arch child

illegittimo, naturale

6. natural MUS:

natural

naturale

natural horn

corno naturale

II.natural [Brit ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl] N

1. natural (person) inf:

as an actress, she's a natural

è un'attrice nata

he's a natural for the role of Hamlet

è la persona adatta per interpretare il ruolo di Amleto

2. natural MUS:

natural (sign)

bequadro m

natural (note)

nota f naturale

3. natural (simpleton):

natural arch

idiota mf

natural arch

stupido m / stupida f

natural selection in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for natural selection in the English»Italian Dictionary

natural selection N

natural selection

selezione f naturale

Translations for natural selection in the Italian»English Dictionary

selezione naturale

natural selection

Translations for natural selection in the English»Italian Dictionary

selection [sə·ˈlek·ʃən] N

1. selection (act of choosing):

selection

selezione f

2. selection (range):

selection

scelta f

3. selection:

selection (thing chosen)

selezione f

(person chosen) he was a last-minute selection for the team

è stato selezionato per la squadra all'ultimo minuto

I.natural [ˈnæt·ʃɚ·əl] ADJ

1. natural (not artificial, inherent):

natural

naturale

natural causes

cause f pl naturali

to die of natural causes

morire per cause naturali

natural disaster

calamità f naturale

to be a natural blonde

essere bionda naturale

natural father

padre m naturale

2. natural (usual, to be expected):

natural

naturale

a natural explanation

una spiegazione naturale

II.natural [ˈnæt·ʃɚ·əl] N

1. natural inf:

to be a natural for sth

avere un talento naturale per qc

2. natural MUS:

natural

nota f naturale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rather, the unit of selection is the phenotype, not the genotype, because it is phenotypes which interact with the environment at the natural selection interface.

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At that point natural selection will tend to eliminate the hybrids.

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Ham accepts that natural selection can give rise to a number of species from an original population.

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By contrast natural selection weeds out mitochondria that reduce female survival as such mitochondria are less likely to be passed on to the next generation.

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They evolve and grow through local changes, through a natural selection-like dynamics.

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He did not reject natural selection, but regarded it as a secondary to the origin of biological form.

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For each precursor, the enzyme is evolved using induced mutations and natural selection to produce a more productive version.

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In other words, artificial selection is teleological and natural selection is not teleological.

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He also viewed natural selection and mutation as too weak a mechanism to drive evolutionary progress.

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This is sometimes referred to as phenotypic natural selection.

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