Sentence examples for a selective advantage over from inspiring English sources

One possible explanation is that heterozygosity has been maintained from the initial F252 inbred by natural selection because heterozygosity at some loci confers a selective advantage over homozygosity, a phenomenon called heterosis.

Thus, the diss. 1 aptamer might have accumulated enough of a selective advantage over multiple rounds of our original LN8 selection to comprise the majority of sequences.

Although many of the reassortant lineages may be selected against, some may be viable and some may even confer a selective advantage over other genotypes in the population.

A criticism of multilevel selection theories is that unrestrained individuals will generate more progeny and have a selective advantage over restrained individuals (Kirkwood 2005).

The pertactin-free whooping cough strain might have gained a selective advantage over those carrying the protein, he said.

Birds with slightly longer bills could reach the nectar more efficiently and thus had a selective advantage over others.

Consequently, Kettlewell argued that carbonaria was at a selective advantage over typica in this polluted wood.

Therefore, they have a selective advantage over the other more acid-sensitive bacteria.

This provides a selective advantage over other biomarkers as prognostic tool.

Various experimental findings support the hypothesis that glycolysis has a selective advantage over oxidative phosphorylation during T cell activation.

You must notice that even though the black variant has a selective advantage over the gray, it is possible for the gray to win several competition events.