Kin selection
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Kin selection refers to apparent strategies in evolution that favor the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to their own survival and/or reproduction. The classic example is a eusocial insect colony, in which sterile females act as workers to assist their mother in the production of additional offspring.
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See also
- Altruism
- Ethnic nepotism
- Group selection
- Inclusive fitness
- The Selfish Gene
- The kinship theory of genomic imprinting
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