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"selected against" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used in the context of natural selection, where a particular trait or organism is less likely to survive instead of its peers. For example, "Those flowers with downward-facing petals were selected against in windy environments."
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For differences among goby fish for example, strongly selected against.
"It's absolutely clear why he got selected against all the odds," Southwood says.
Presumably integrations that disrupt Smyd3 expression are detrimental and hence selected against in lymphomagenesis.
What trait is being selected against in clover living in urban areas?
Early-onset cases of Huntington's are rare; these are an exception, and are strongly selected against.
Aptamers have already been selected against a number of Abs for various applications.
DARPins were previously selected against human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2) with low nanomolar affinities.
In the boreal forest landscape, aspen has been effectively selected against in favour of conifers.
2843 unigenes were further selected against the toxin-related sub-database of SWISSPROT.
To make matters worse, two of the best open-side flankers have been selected against him.
Certain gene-controlled traits are selected for or selected against by the partners involved.
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