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kin selection

noun

Meaning

  1. An evolutionary strategy that favors an individual organism's close kin over itself.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

r/k selection theory(English)homoselection(English)preselection(English)group selection(English)orthoselection(English)selection(English)k-selection(English)selective advantage(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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