reproductive fitness
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005464
The capability of an organism to survive and reproduce. The phenotypic expression of the genotype in a particular environment determines how genetically fit an organism will be.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005464 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | genetic fitness |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2016; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | reproduction; genetics; genotype; reproductive success; selection pressure; Allee effect; frequency dependent selection; genetic load; truncation selection; genetic drift; breeding |
| Translations | Spanish: aptitud reproductiva |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005464",
"term": "reproductive fitness",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The capability of an organism to survive and reproduce. The phenotypic expression of the genotype in a particular environment determines how genetically fit an organism will be.",
"synonyms": [
"genetic fitness"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"reproduction",
"genetics",
"genotype",
"reproductive success",
"selection pressure",
"Allee effect",
"frequency dependent selection",
"genetic load",
"truncation selection",
"genetic drift",
"breeding"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2016",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "aptitud reproductiva"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/reproductive-fitness/"
}
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