kin selection in English

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        "(biology) An evolutionary strategy that favors an individual organism's close kin over itself."
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          "word": "sukulaisvalinta"
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          "word": "sélection de parentèle"
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          "word": "dobór krewniaczy"
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"kin selection" meaning in English

Noun