seleção natural

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• selecção natural (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.leˈsɐ̃w̃ na.tuˈɾaw/ [se.leˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ na.tuˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾal/ [sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.lɛˈsɐ̃w̃ nɐ.tuˈɾa.li/

Noun

seleção natural f (uncountable)

1. (evolutionary theory) natural selection (process by which beneficial traits tend to be passed on to succeeding generations)