Search results for "Artificial selection" - New World Encyclopedia
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- birth to a proliferation of plastics, artificial fibers, and synthetic rubber ... On the downside, most artificial polymers are not biodegradable, and ...26 KB (3,690 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- models from game theory in the fields of artificial intelligence and cybernetics. ... does not necessarily presume natural selection in the biological sense ...30 KB (4,403 words) - 04:08, 18 April 2024
- of the theory of evolution through natural selection. Considered the ... such as seen in the case of artificial selection (whereby various breeds ...55 KB (8,376 words) - 23:18, 22 January 2023
- stage in human history. The UNESCO selection committee specifically ... Aleppo—is built atop a huge, partially artificial mound rising 164 feet above ...14 KB (2,080 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- records are “impartial,” the task of selection is merely a matter of choosing ... archives, and as the archives create an artificial context based on researchers’ ...17 KB (2,431 words) - 06:20, 12 August 2023
- are in sharp contrast to the glaring artificial light coming from inside ... In 2004, a large selection of Hopper's paintings toured through ...15 KB (2,255 words) - 18:24, 12 February 2024
- product of human creativity, through artificial selection over the years. The focus of this article will be "true cabbages" (Brassica ...15 KB (2,208 words) - 21:18, 24 November 2023
- term fitness depression is enough for selection to discourage it. In order ... population bottlenecks and forced artificial selection by animal husbandry. ...23 KB (3,379 words) - 21:59, 4 February 2023
- von Neumann was included in the target selection committee responsible for ... he developed an algorithm defining artificial viscosity that improved ...30 KB (4,433 words) - 00:38, 10 February 2023
- eoethnobotanists have traced the selection and cultivation of specific ... technique was the chinampa or artificial islands also known as ...39 KB (5,853 words) - 00:03, 19 November 2020
- environmental conditions and standards of selection. In most breeds, ewes became ... In the twentieth century, the invention of artificial fibers took ...15 KB (2,449 words) - 21:23, 6 October 2022
- a player knowing the other player's selection in advance is eliminated ... that are initially purely selfish, by natural selection. ...41 KB (6,536 words) - 23:01, 30 November 2022
- and are maintained only in zoos or other artificial environments. Some of these ... Natural selection acts to propagate beneficial genetic traits and ...18 KB (2,826 words) - 06:16, 13 September 2023
- They incorporate into their circuits an artificial cold junction using some ... correspondingly lower resolutions. Other selection criteria include the inertness ...22 KB (3,206 words) - 18:29, 30 April 2023
- Trays of turf were laid over the artificial surface at Giants Stadium in New York, and the World Cup's first indoor game was held inside ...41 KB (6,235 words) - 19:26, 13 March 2024
- is a continuous process, including route selection and examination of the ... Artificial barriers can be very effective in reducing avalanche damage ...28 KB (4,333 words) - 07:09, 23 August 2023
- from the wild. It is understood clearly how artificial selection works in the laboratory, but there is legitimate controversy over whether nature's ...19 KB (2,756 words) - 10:41, 9 March 2023
- successor and established the method of selection of subsequent khans, specifying ... with new palace grounds that included artificial lakes, hills, mountains ...21 KB (3,202 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- … The values which inform the selection of news items usually reinforce ... from a population. Because of this selection bias, the characteristics ...30 KB (4,541 words) - 18:05, 14 April 2023
- idea that the interest rate is not an artificial construct but an inherent ... *[http://www.mises.org The Mises Institute - A large selection of ...22 KB (3,203 words) - 19:14, 22 August 2023
- is played on a field of grass or artificial turf (such as FieldTurf ... Indoor lacrosse is always played on artificial turf (sometimes called ...36 KB (5,848 words) - 22:41, 30 April 2023
- suspect that the ratites represent an artificial grouping of birds which ... species and are particularly important in selection of mating pairs. The blue ...31 KB (4,741 words) - 02:41, 8 March 2023
- mimic aspects of human cognition through artificial intelligence and knowledge ... * Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. (Translated by Alan Sheridan ...23 KB (3,229 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of ... in striate cortex of kittens reared with artificial squint." Journal of ...23 KB (3,212 words) - 17:55, 31 October 2023
- the fair semblance created by an artificial glazed ceramic product ... The Egyptians were first to produce an artificial imitation of turquoise ...35 KB (5,240 words) - 00:26, 3 May 2023
- (in Geneva, Switzerland) with a large selection of games for several major ... generated effects, architecture, artificial intelligence (AI), sound ...26 KB (4,049 words) - 20:12, 3 May 2023
- considered a standard for white light. Artificial light sources tend to have ... Selection of a pigment for a particular application is determined ...29 KB (4,213 words) - 06:14, 24 November 2022
- Charles Darwin's theories of natural selection are based on his work. ... in mammals, although some consider artificial cloning to be an example ...31 KB (4,574 words) - 06:48, 5 October 2022
- times as long. This is due to genetic selection and nutritional modifications ... are controlled. Chickens are exposed to artificial light cycles to stimulate ...29 KB (4,637 words) - 15:23, 10 December 2023
- Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. This shattered ... Shepard was informed of his selection on April 1, 1959. Two days later ...57 KB (8,455 words) - 04:33, 17 June 2023
- Ernest Rutherford achieved the first artificial nuclear disintegrations ... Frédéric Joliot-Curie discovered that artificial radioactivity could be ...52 KB (8,009 words) - 11:05, 9 March 2023
- many tree species have been modified by artificial selection and new varieties have come into being. Trees have also been planted in new places. Some ...33 KB (4,675 words) - 12:40, 18 April 2023
- medicine and surgery, electronics, and artificial intelligence. The cultural ... the biologist who discovered natural selection; David Hume a philosopher ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2024
- In contrast, the theory of natural selection, which relates to the process ... And, while the theory of natural selection typically is central to ...94 KB (13,955 words) - 12:18, 4 February 2023
- Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite. This surprise ... === Site selection === [[File:Lunar site selection globe.jpg|thumb ...97 KB (14,466 words) - 15:45, 11 August 2023
- through land use or other (including artificial) mechanisms. ... fatal flaws. Among the flaws cited are selection bias in terms of the scientists ...86 KB (12,789 words) - 20:17, 1 June 2023
- one of its astronauts at this time, as selection was restricted to military ... a proposed two-man spacecraft. This time, selection was open to qualified civilian ...110 KB (16,075 words) - 19:19, 31 July 2023
- that is a self-regulating integration of artificial and natural systems) in ... as evolutionary biology, sociobiology, artificial intelligence, and cybernetics ...71 KB (9,858 words) - 17:15, 26 March 2024
- distinction between the natural and the artificial, with the artificial being ... [[Image:Plants.jpg|thumb|left|230px|A selection of diverse plant species]] ...63 KB (9,360 words) - 04:22, 11 March 2023
- included emotions in decision making and artificial intelligence; Robert Plutchik ... of genes through survival, reproduction, and kin selection. ...51 KB (6,936 words) - 18:27, 13 February 2024
- entirely new species and strains through artificial selection, as was the case in the domestication and breeding of maize from wild teosinte grasses in ...47 KB (6,955 words) - 19:42, 4 March 2024
- team, and the academy installed a new artificial turf field in the summer ... with cadets as they prepare for branch selection and graduation. ...49 KB (7,478 words) - 11:57, 3 May 2023
- virulent substances and the causing of artificial bone fractures. The experiments ... * Dahl, M. 2001. [Selection and destruction-treatment of "unworthy ...58 KB (8,390 words) - 00:12, 25 October 2021
- flooring having been historically used. Artificial turf courts can also be found. ... selected is strongly influenced by shot selection. A player may quickly alter ...64 KB (9,860 words) - 20:09, 29 April 2023
- journals. These papers, along with a selection of Peirce's previously ... It is not necessarily symbolic, linguistic, or artificial. ...60 KB (9,018 words) - 22:24, 4 December 2023
- The selection of test backing is significant because in flexible armor ... challenges. Research aims to develop artificial spider silk that could ...58 KB (9,062 words) - 05:57, 26 August 2023
- and acting. These abilities led to his selection as one of the freshman ... bringing an end to Communism and to the artificial division of Europe imposed ...55 KB (8,232 words) - 05:01, 16 December 2022
- It is possible, if unlikely, that continued artificial selection pressure could bring about a complete absence of tusks in African elephants ...64 KB (9,737 words) - 10:18, 21 January 2023
- to attend national conscription selection. The highest rank currently ... enemy lines in France. Hall, who had one artificial leg, landed clandestinely ...76 KB (11,315 words) - 23:28, 17 May 2023
- corridor, set at the edge of a large artificial pond. Inside, a single ... Image:Gifujyou5848.JPG|A selection of biwa in a Japanese museum ...78 KB (11,609 words) - 09:53, 1 April 2024
