natural (comparative more natural, superlative most natural) Existing in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned. [from 14th c.] synonyms, antonyms quotations Synonyms: congenital, inborn; see also Thesaurus: innate, Thesaurus: native Antonyms: aberrant, abnormal, artificial
natural–born (adjective) natural childbirth (noun) natural disaster (noun) natural gas (noun) natural history (noun) natural science (noun) natural selection (noun) natural wastage (noun) 1 natural / ˈ nætʃərəl/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of NATURAL 1 a : existing in nature and not made or caused by people : coming from ...
Nature: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow Do Not Act in Isolation in Natural Populations
Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow Do Not Act in Isolation in Natural Populations
New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. The researchers worked with a plant called wild radish and its ...
Phys.org: Natural selection can work at many levels, from molecules to ecosystems
When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most ...
In a new study published in Cell titled, “Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics,” researchers from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) report that most ...
EurekAlert!: MSU research suggests natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations
New research from Michigan State University suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organisms, can also preserve similarities. Reporting in the journals New ...
MSU research suggests natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations
Phys.org: Pugs and Persian cats show strikingly similar 'smushed' faces due to artificial selection
Pugs and Persian cats show strikingly similar 'smushed' faces due to artificial selection