selfish gene
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by British biologist Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene.
Noun
[edit]selfish gene (plural selfish genes)
- (evolutionary theory) The gene regarded as the primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process.
Translations
[edit]gene regarded as primary driver and beneficiary of the evolutionary process
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