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gene-centered view of evolution gene's eye view gene-centered view Gene-centred view of evolution gene-centric view of evolution

The gene-centered view of evolution, gene's eye view, gene selection theory, or selfish gene theory holds that adaptive evolution occurs through the differential survival of competing genes, increasing the allele frequency of those alleles whose phenotypic trait effects successfully promote their own propagation. Wikipedia

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Since heritable information is passed from generation to generation almost exclusively by DNA, natural selection and evolution are best considered from the perspective of genes Wikidata

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theory of evolution

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The Selfish Gene

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gene's eye view, gene selection theory, selfish gene theory