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. | '''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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| + | * Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kin_selection Kin Selection] | ||
[[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | [[Category:Basic Principles]] [[Category:Evolutionary Principles]] | ||
