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selfish genes

selfish genes is the plural of selfish gene.

Meaning of selfish gene

Noun

selfish gene (plural selfish genes)

  1. (evolutionary theory) The gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.

Questions about selfish genes

What is selfish genes the plural of?
Selfish genes is the plural of selfish gene.

Words near selfish genes in the dictionary

  1. selfinteraction
  2. selfinteractions
  3. selfish
  4. selfish DNA
  5. selfish gene
  6. selfish genes
  7. Selfish Seventies
  8. selfisher
  9. selfishest
  10. selfishly
  11. selfishness

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