💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Group selection"
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| natural selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory) A process by which heritable traits conferring survival and reproductive advantage to individuals, or related individuals, tend to be passed on to succeeding generations and become more frequent in a population, whereas other less favourable traits tend to become eliminated; the differential survival and reproduction of phenotypes. |
| selectionnoun | The process or act of selecting. |
| selective advantagenoun | (biology) The characteristic of an organism that enables it to survive and reproduce better than other organisms in a population in a given environment; the basis for evolution by natural selection. |
| sexual selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory) A type of natural selection where members of the sexes acquire distinct forms either because the members of one sex choose mates with particular features or because in the competition for mates among the members of one sex only those with certain traits succeed. |
| kin selectionnoun | (biology) An evolutionary strategy that favors an individual organism's close kin over itself. |
| green-beard effectnoun | (biology) A hypothesis in evolutionary biology that explains selective altruism among individuals of a species, involving preferential treatment of individuals with certain characteristics. |
| homoselectionnoun | (biology, genetics) Preferential genetic selection of homozygotes |
| unnatural selectionnoun | (evolutionary theory, rare, sometimes humorous or derogatory) The selection of certain genes caused by the actions of humans, especially the intentional intervention in the breeding of plants or animals in order to preserve selected genetic traits; eugenics, selective breeding or culling. |
| orthoselectionnoun | (evolutionary theory, historical) The hypothesis that posits that orthogenesis works by means of natural selection. |
| counterselectionnoun | Selection that removes unwanted characteristics. |
| evolutionary theorynoun | (biology) A theory of evolution, especially the scientific theory of evolution through natural selection. |
| r/k selection theorynoun | (ecology) A theory regarding the selection of combinations of traits in an organism that represent a trade-off between quantity and quality of offspring. |
| bioselectionnoun | biological selection |
| evolutionary trapnoun | (biology, evolutionary theory) The situation of an evolved behaviour or trait of a species becoming detrimental to the survival or reproductive ability of individuals, possibly leading to extinction. |
| positive eugenicsnoun | (biology, sociology) A social philosophy which advocates for human enhancement by selecting for positive or desirable traits in a species. |
| panselectionismnoun | The theory that natural selection acting on genetic variation is virtually the only acceptable mechanism of evolutionary change. |
| preselectionnoun | (politics) The process by which a candidate for public office is selected, usually by a political party |
| survival of the fittestnoun | (evolutionary theory) Natural selection. |
| r-selectionnoun | (ecology) A theory involving natural selection based on quantity. |
| supernatural selectionnoun | (religion) A process by which heritable traits are given or planned by a higher power, as distinguished from natural selection. |
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