selection pressure

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005723",
  "term": "selection pressure",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The selection pressure is defined as the degree to which the better individuals are favoured. The higher the selection pressured, the more the better individuals are favoured.",
  "synonyms": [
    "evolutionary pressure"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "evolution",
    "phenotypic plasticity",
    "evolutionary adaptation",
    "reproductive fitness",
    "exaptation",
    "natural selection",
    "genetic drift"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "presión selectiva"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/selection-pressure/"
}