English Dictionary

selective advantage

名詞

(biology) The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.

日本語の意味

（生物学）環境内で他の個体に比べて生存と繁殖がより有利になる特徴、すなわち自然選択によって進化の基盤となる性質 / （別の表現）生物が環境に適応し、競争相手よりも優位に立つための優れた性質

The resistance mutation provided a selective advantage to bacteria exposed to the antibiotic.

その耐性変異は、抗生物質にさらされた細菌に選択的優位を与えた。

意味（1）

(biology) The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection.

What is the selective advantage of height?

selective advantages （ plural ）