tandem selection
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006257
A selection method to improve several traits. Selection is practiced on one trait for a given period of time. When the desired level of improvement is reached in one trait, it is followed by selection for a second trait, and so on until all important traits are selected.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006257 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | artificial selection; quantitative traits |
| Translations | Spanish: selección tándem |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006257",
"term": "tandem selection",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A selection method to improve several traits. Selection is practiced on one trait for a given period of time. When the desired level of improvement is reached in one trait, it is followed by selection for a second trait, and so on until all important traits are selected.",
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"artificial selection",
"quantitative traits"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "selección tándem"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tandem-selection/"
}
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