STABILIZING SELECTION

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N., Pam M.S.
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the tendency of natural selection to maintain the existing average population number over subsequent generations.

STABILIZING SELECTION: "Stabilizing selection is where the average population stays the same over generations."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SELECTION PRESSURE
  2. ORTHOGENESIS
  3. ARTIFICIAL SELECTION
  4. GROUP SELECTION
  5. GENETIC VARIATION
  6. SELECTIVE AGENT
  7. NATURAL SELECTION
  8. MASS MASOCHISM
  9. CULTURAL HERITAGE
  10. DIRECT SELECTION
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "STABILIZING SELECTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/stabilizing-selection/ (accessed March 4, 2021).
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