noun
disruptive selection
A technical term in evolutionary biology referring to natural selection that favors extreme trait values over intermediate ones, potentially leading to speciation.
分断選択は、集団内の極端な形質を好む自然選択の一形態である。
Disruptive selection is a form of natural selection that favors extreme traits within a population.
Compound of 分断 (division, splitting) and 選択 (selection), likely a calque of the English term 'disruptive selection'.