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  1. counterselection: Merriam-Webster
  2. counterselection: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (counterselection)

noun:  Selection that removes unwanted characteristics.
noun:  (evolutionary theory) Dysgenic selection (that has the opposite effects of natural selection).

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