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单词 group selection
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Definition of group selection in English:

group selection

noun
Biology

  • A form of natural selection in which characteristics that may be disadvantageous to an individual can persist or increase in the population if they contribute to the survival and reproduction of the group as a whole.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bernard Bosanquet (1848–1923), philosopher and social theorist.

Definition of group selection in US English:

group selection

noun
Biology

  • A form of natural selection in which characteristics that may be disadvantageous to an individual can persist or increase in the population if they contribute to the survival and reproduction of the group as a whole.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bernard Bosanquet (1848–1923), philosopher and social theorist.
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