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Selection: A change in allele frequency over time in a population

Adverse Selection: Refers to a situation in which sellers have relevant information that buyers lack (or vice versa) about some aspect of product quality.

Natural Selection: The process of differential survival and reproduction of fitter genotypes; can be stabilizing, directional, or disruptive. Better adapted individuals are more likely to survive to reproducti . . . View Full Definition

Stabilizing Selection: A process of natural selection that tends to favor genotypic combinations that produce an intermediate phenotype; selection against the extremes in variation.

Selection Pressure: A measure of the effectiveness of natural selection in altering the genetic composition of a population. See also natural selection.

Uniform Guidelines On Employee Selection Procedures Of 1978: The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures address the use of interviewing, testing, training and other employee selection tools and their impact on discrimination based on race . . . View Full Definition

Disruptive Selection: A process of natural selection that favors individuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range.

Directional Selection: A process of natural selection that tends to favor phenotypes at one extreme of the phenotypic range.

Selection Process: Any step, combination of steps or procedure used as a basis for any employment decision, including, but not limited to, informal or casual interviews, unscored application forms, paper and p . . . View Full Definition

Self-Selection: Consequence of a contract that induces only one group to participate.