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Explain the evolutionary adaptation of kin selection?

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Kin selection is W.D. Hamilton's famous theory that explains altruism in nature. The theory is that the closer you are genetically related to someone the more altruistic you will be towards them. The ultimate goal in life is to pass down as many of your genes as possible and insuring that those genes survive to reproduce and pass them on to the next generation. What kin selection says is that you are more likely to be altruistic to you children (who share 50% of your DNA) than you are to be altruistic to you nieces or nephews (who only share 25% of your genes) and even less likely to be altruistic towards a stranger who shares 0% of your genes.

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