Selfish-gene Definition

noun

The concept of viewing genes as if they were the primary drivers and beneficiaries of the evolutionary process.

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Noun

Singular:
selfish-gene
Plural:
selfish genes

Origin of Selfish-gene

  • Coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene

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Selfish-gene Sentence Examples

  • The whole point of The Selfish Gene is to explain altruism.

  • The " selfish gene " operating in humans has, of course, caused the greatest distress among many readers.

  • The term meme first appeared in 1976, in Richard Dawkins's best-selling book The Selfish Gene.

  • The term ' meme ' was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 bestseller The Selfish Gene.

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