survival
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3.0
- noun
- /sərˈvaɪvəl/
- Specialized
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supervivencia
- One of the potential genetic candidates that could contribute to the female survival advantage is the X chromosome.
- survival of the fittest
- survival rate
- species survival
Natural selection is the differential survival of genes in gene pools.
- Natural selection is the differential survival of genes in gene pools.
- Biology is driven towards whatever allows survival, right?
- And as Don puts it, our senses evolve for, for survival rather than for getting at the truth.
- We we're not beings that are only driven by instincts of survival and reproduction, right?
- And that's just an accident of evolution because it seemed to be useful for survival now.
- That's a that's a survival and propaganda genes thing.
- So to be dissatisfied was had survival advantage.
Examples
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Basically it said this, that life is a struggle for survival, that the fittest will survive.
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Survival in Washington is about knowing how to get things done.
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We're having a debate about the survival of the species...
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But strategic interest, motivated by considerations of survival, could have the upper hand.
Academic text (2013) -
Natural selection is the differential survival of genes in gene pools.
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It's unfortunate, but the rules of nature state it's survival of the fittest.
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Overexploitation that threatens species survival continues today in the form of international trade in organisms.
Academic text (1995) -
Recall that Darwin discussed natural selection and survival of the fittest with respect to animals.
Academic text (1991) -
They emerge through the survival and reproductive advantages they convey.
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The principle of survival of the fittest explains how species adapt and thrive in their environments.
Synonyms
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3.7
The process where living things with useful traits survive and reproduce more
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3.9
A process in which plants and animals better suited to their home survive and have more young
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5.1
Only animals and plants best suited to their environment survive and reproduce
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.1
Only animals and plants best suited to their environment survive and reproduce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Survival comes from Latin super- ('over') and vivere ('to live'), giving the idea of 'living on'. In nature, survival is the process where animals or plants that are best suited to their home keep living and having young.