Sentence examples for that selects for from inspiring English sources

They must be able to pass on specific traits to a new generation of individuals, and they must exist in an environment that selects for certain traits while culling others.

We show, by in silico docking, that the active site may accommodate pseudaminic acid but not sialic acid and that this is due, in part, to a phenylalanine in the hydrophobic pocket that selects for the alternative stereochemistry of pseudaminic acid at C5 compared to sialic acid.

Rather, we conclude that amino acid alterations in this region must reduce viral fitness in a manner that selects for compensatory non-synonymous mutations in the NA gene.

A heavy disturbance such as plowing could create a harsh or unique environment that selects for species that can tolerate these conditions [17], [44].

The mutant parasite 10676I was derived from 106/1K76 using a lethal dose of CQ (100 nM) that selects for a pre-existing parasite with mutation at 76 position.

A harsher environment that selects for larger mean egg size may also promote a greater ability to adjust reproductive investment in response to more intense or more frequent environmental fluctuations, e.g. a higher rate of transition from good to bad conditions [9], [45].

Individual differences in single-drug sensitivity constitute therapeutic windows that select for single cell-type; however combinations of drugs may have selectivity that varies from individual agents.

This was a storm that selected for the poor, which is another third world marker.

Tumours contain hypoxic regions that select for an aggressive cell phenotype; tumour hypoxia induces metastasis-associated genes.

Comparing phylogenetically related species that differ in ecology can help identify factors that select for flower colors.

But only 3146 bothered to answer it, and only 83% of that selected (for their bias) group agreed on AGW.