>"Survival of the species" isn't a basis for selection. It will not lead to a ge...

		meindnoch on Jan 18, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do bees die when they sting you? (2021) >"Survival of the species" isn't a basis for selection. It will not lead to a gene becoming more prevalent in a population of interbreeding individuals. Well, "species" is but a loosely defined set of genes.

And group selection cannot increase the frequency of a gene in that collection.