"kin selection" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined by John Maynard Smith in 1964 in a Nature paper titled "Group Selection and Kin Selection". Etymology templates: {{coin|en|John Maynard Smith|in=1964}} Coined by John Maynard Smith in 1964 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kin selection (uncountable)
  1. (biology) An evolutionary strategy that favors an individual organism's close kin over itself. Wikipedia link: Nature (journal), kin selection Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Translations (Translations): sukulaisvalinta (Finnish), sélection de parentèle [feminine] (French), dobór krewniaczy [masculine] (Polish)
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