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'''Kin Selection''' is the [[Natural Selection|natural selection]] of shared genes in the genotype by altruistic behavior in the related phenotypes. Organisms tend to favor the reproductive success of their relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction, because they share genes with them, and therefore indirectly increase the reproductive success of their own genes. | '''Kin Selection''' is the [[Natural Selection|natural selection]] of shared genes in the genotype by altruistic behavior in the related phenotypes. Organisms tend to favor the reproductive success of their relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction, because they share genes with them, and therefore indirectly increase the reproductive success of their own genes. | ||
== Links == | |||
* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection Kin Selection] | * Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection Kin Selection] | ||
[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | [[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:44, 11 February 2011
Kin Selection is the natural selection of shared genes in the genotype by altruistic behavior in the related phenotypes. Organisms tend to favor the reproductive success of their relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction, because they share genes with them, and therefore indirectly increase the reproductive success of their own genes.
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