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group selection

/ɡɹuːp sɪˈlɛkʃən/

group selection noun: a form of natural selection whereby traits that may be disadvantageous to the individual can be propagated when they are advantageous to the survival of a group as a whole.

Noun

group selection (uncountable)

  1. (evolution) A form of natural selection whereby traits that may be disadvantageous to the individual can be propagated when they are advantageous to the survival of a group as a whole.
    • Although so-called “group selection” has enjoyed some increased followership of late, the overwhelming consensus among evolutionary biologists is that it is unlikely to be an important cause of evolution among nonhuman animals, for a number of reasons […].2016, David P. Barash, Out of Eden, Oxford, page 164
    • Ever since, students of evolution have been taught that group selection is possible in principle; it just happens that it can be ignored in practice. Generations of students have learned about group selection with the help of a Gary Larson 'Far […]2007, Louise Barrett, Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 51

group selection meaning in Tamil

group selection in Tamil

குழுத்தேர்வு

Questions about group selection

What does group selection mean?
Group selection means a form of natural selection whereby traits that may be disadvantageous to the individual can be propagated when they are advantageous to the survival of a group as a whole.
What is group selection in Tamil?
Group selection in Tamil is குழுத்தேர்வு. See Group selection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is group selection?
Group selection is a noun.
How do you pronounce group selection?
Group selection is pronounced /ɡɹuːp sɪˈlɛkʃən/.

Words near group selection in the dictionary

  1. group representation constituency
  2. group ring
  3. group rings
  4. group scheme
  5. group schemes
  6. group selection
  7. group setting
  8. group sex
  9. group stage
  10. group stages
  11. group theoretic

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