natural selection in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for natural selection in the English»Spanish Dictionary

natural selection N BIOL

natural selection U

selección f natural

Translations for natural selection in the Spanish»English Dictionary

selección natural

natural selection

Translations for natural selection in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. selection U or C (act, thing chosen):

selection

selección f

selection

elección f

to make a selection

hacer una selección

he read a selection of his poems

leyó una selección de sus poemas

the selection for Saturday's game

la alineación para el partido del sábado

the selection for Saturday's game attr board/committee/procedure

de selección

selection process

proceso m de selección

2. selection U or C COMM (of chocolates, buttons, yarns):

selection

surtido m

a wide selection of new and used cars

una amplia gama de coches nuevos y usados

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

1. natural (as in nature):

natural state/phenomenon/fiber/remedy/law

natural

these animals are natural enemies

estos animales son enemigos por naturaleza

I'm a natural blonde

soy rubia natural

death from natural causes

muerte f natural or por causas naturales

for the rest of your natural life

(por) el resto de tus días

2.1. natural (innate):

natural talent/propensity

innato

natural to sb/sth the curiosity natural to a cat

la curiosidad que le es natural a un gato

2.2. natural (born) attr:

natural leader/troublemaker

nato

natural leader/troublemaker

por naturaleza

2.3. natural (expected, logical):

natural reaction/response

natural

natural reaction/response

normal

natural successor

lógico

it's the natural thing to ask

es normal or natural que se haga esa pregunta

she's the natural choice for the job

lo natural es que le ofrezcan el puesto a ella

it is natural that

es natural que +subj

it's only natural that he should want to see them

es natural or normal que los quiera ver

it's natural to + infin it's natural for a cat to do that

es natural or normal que un gato haga eso

3. natural (not forced):

natural warmth/enthusiasm/style

natural

4.1. natural (illegitimate) arch:

natural son/daughter

natural

natural son/daughter

bastardo arch

4.2. natural (related by blood):

natural child/parent

biológico

5. natural MUS:

natural

natural

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

1. natural (person):

to be a natural

tener un talento innato

the new policy is a natural for the Opposition's attacks

la nueva política es el blanco perfecto para los ataques de la oposición

2.1. natural MUS (note):

natural

nota f natural

2.2. natural MUS:

natural, a. natural sign

becuadro m

III.natural [Am ˈnætʃ(ə)rəl, Brit ˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l] ADV

act natural inf

disimula

natural selection in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for natural selection in the English»Spanish Dictionary

natural selection N no pl

natural selection

selección f natural

Translations for natural selection in the Spanish»English Dictionary

selección natural

natural selection

Translations for natural selection in the English»Spanish Dictionary

selection [sɪˈlekʃən, Am səˈ-] N

1. selection (choosing):

selection

selección f

2. selection (range):

selection

gama f

selection of food, drink

surtido m

3. selection no pl (choice):

selection

elección f

4. selection (chosen player):

this player is a selection for the team

este jugador ha sido seleccionado para entrar en el equipo

I.natural [ˈnætʃərəl, Am -ɚəl] ADJ

1. natural (not artificial, inherent):

natural

natural

natural causes

causas f pl naturales

to die from natural causes

morir de causas naturales

natural disaster

desastre m natural

to be a natural blonde

ser rubio natural

natural father

padre m natural

2. natural (usual, to be expected):

natural

normal

I'm sure there's a natural explanation for it

estoy seguro de que tiene una explicación normal

II.natural [ˈnætʃərəl, Am -ɚəl] N

1. natural inf:

to be a natural for sth

tener un talento innato para algo

2. natural MUS:

natural

nota f natural

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is sometimes referred to as phenotypic natural selection.

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As nonsynonymous substitutions result in a biological change in the organism, they are subject to natural selection.

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

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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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If so, could this be the result of cosmological natural selection?

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

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

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Natural selection will only cause evolution if there is enough genetic variation in a population.

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He defined natural selection as the principle by which each slight variation of a trait, if useful, is preserved.

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I still believe that natural selection works in this way as a research programme.

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