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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a moderate selection pressure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in discussions related to evolutionary biology, ecology, or genetics to describe a level of pressure that influences the survival and reproduction of organisms.
Example: "In this environment, there is a moderate selection pressure that favors individuals with better camouflage."
Alternatives: "a moderate evolutionary pressure" or "a moderate adaptive pressure".
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We performed growth selections upon an E. coli genome library developed using a moderate selection pressure to identify genomic regions implicated in acetate toxicity and tolerance.
Using a NA inhibitor to impose a moderate selection pressure to the viruses, the MAMM mutant was found to be more capable of restoring its replication fitness than the wild type.
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SUG and SMP subclasses are maintained under moderate selection pressure in comparison to integron and plasmid encoded SMR homologues.
Secondary drug resistance developed slowly after doxorubicin and ifosfamide pretreatments at moderate selection pressure and developed rapidly after dacarbazine pretreatment at high selection pressure.
With moderate selection pressure (20%), the forecasted response to selection for resistance in the next cycle is 11.2% based on equation [1].
We combine moderate selection pressure and short generation intervals to accelerate genetic progress, increase effective recombination rates, and minimize genetic drift through large effective population size.
In contrast, markers derived from non-coding sequence components (i.e. 5'UTRs, introns and 3'UTRs) are under moderate selection pressure and thus expected to be more polymorphic as genetic markers.
For Drosophila, it may be as short as 105 years even for moderate selection pressures.
Systematic mass treatments exert a strong selection pressure for resistance.
Generally, a lower selection pressure indicates a higher evolutionary rate.
To adapt to a new selection pressure, populations must be exposed to the selection.
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