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[–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

I don't know what a selfish gene is and I cba to read a textbook right now, but IF you really want to take this seriously, a recessive gene is enough to make the statement untrue.

I do however suspect that this joke law was meant as a joke.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    tldr: natural selection doesn’t select for fit individuals, it selects for genes, and at the population level. Plenty of species have strong drives in individuals that will destroy their individual fitness, like bees and ants, but those genes survive just fine.

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