Definition of kin selection in English:

kin selection

noun

mass nounZoology

Natural selection in which an apparently disadvantageous characteristic (especially altruistic behaviour) increases in the population due to increased survival of individuals genetically related to those possessing the characteristic.
Example sentencesExamples
- But kin selection theory explains altruistic behaviour as a clever strategy devised by selfish genes as a way of increasing their representation in the gene-pool, at the expense of other genes.
- A predominant theory of social evolution is kin selection, which notes that it is advantageous for individuals to help their relatives because it increases the number of their shared genes in future generations.
- As one of the first models to explicitly examine immediate benefits of food sharing, we set the stage for more general or parsimonious explanations of sharing than kin selection and reciprocal altruism.
- In this case, reciprocal altruism and kin selection could explain the patterns observed, but these issues are far beyond the scope of this article.
- A prerequisite for individuals accruing advantages through kin selection is interaction among relatives.

Definition of kin selection in US English:

kin selection

noun

Zoology

Natural selection in favor of behavior by individuals that may decrease their chance of survival but increases that of their kin (who share a proportion of their genes).
Example sentencesExamples
- As one of the first models to explicitly examine immediate benefits of food sharing, we set the stage for more general or parsimonious explanations of sharing than kin selection and reciprocal altruism.
- But kin selection theory explains altruistic behaviour as a clever strategy devised by selfish genes as a way of increasing their representation in the gene-pool, at the expense of other genes.
- A predominant theory of social evolution is kin selection, which notes that it is advantageous for individuals to help their relatives because it increases the number of their shared genes in future generations.
- In this case, reciprocal altruism and kin selection could explain the patterns observed, but these issues are far beyond the scope of this article.
- A prerequisite for individuals accruing advantages through kin selection is interaction among relatives.

单词	kin selection
释义	Definition of kin selection in English: kin selection noun mass nounZoology Natural selection in which an apparently disadvantageous characteristic (especially altruistic behaviour) increases in the population due to increased survival of individuals genetically related to those possessing the characteristic. Example sentencesExamples But kin selection theory explains altruistic behaviour as a clever strategy devised by selfish genes as a way of increasing their representation in the gene-pool, at the expense of other genes. A predominant theory of social evolution is kin selection, which notes that it is advantageous for individuals to help their relatives because it increases the number of their shared genes in future generations. As one of the first models to explicitly examine immediate benefits of food sharing, we set the stage for more general or parsimonious explanations of sharing than kin selection and reciprocal altruism. In this case, reciprocal altruism and kin selection could explain the patterns observed, but these issues are far beyond the scope of this article. A prerequisite for individuals accruing advantages through kin selection is interaction among relatives. Definition of kin selection in US English: kin selection noun Zoology Natural selection in favor of behavior by individuals that may decrease their chance of survival but increases that of their kin (who share a proportion of their genes). Example sentencesExamples As one of the first models to explicitly examine immediate benefits of food sharing, we set the stage for more general or parsimonious explanations of sharing than kin selection and reciprocal altruism. But kin selection theory explains altruistic behaviour as a clever strategy devised by selfish genes as a way of increasing their representation in the gene-pool, at the expense of other genes. A predominant theory of social evolution is kin selection, which notes that it is advantageous for individuals to help their relatives because it increases the number of their shared genes in future generations. In this case, reciprocal altruism and kin selection could explain the patterns observed, but these issues are far beyond the scope of this article. A prerequisite for individuals accruing advantages through kin selection is interaction among relatives.
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