Kin Selection

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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.
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'''Kin Selection''' is the [[Natural Selection|natural selection]] of shared genes in the genotype by altruistic behavior (mutual support) 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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[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]]
[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]]

Revision as of 08:19, 5 October 2008

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