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kin selection (s) (noun) (no pl)
A natural choice or selection arising from a selfless behavior by animals towards members of their own species: Kin selection is the selective preference of genes as a result of one or more individuals' favoring or disfavoring the survival and reproduction of relatives who possess the same genes by common descent which usually excludes offspring.
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