Inclusive fitness and the sociobiology of the genome

Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 477 - 515
Published: Dec 1, 2013
Abstract
Inclusive fitness theory provides conditions for the evolutionary success of a gene. These conditions ensure that the gene is selfish in the sense of Dawkins (The selfish gene, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1976): genes do not and cannot sacrifice their own fitness on behalf of the reproductive population. Therefore, while natural selection explains the appearance of design in the living world (Dawkins in The blind watchmaker: why the...
Paper Details
Title
Inclusive fitness and the sociobiology of the genome
Published Date
Dec 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
477 - 515
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