Green-beard effect

The green-beard effect is a form of selection in which individuals with genes that produce unique observable traits select individuals with the specific trait and thereby the same gene. In this illustration individuals selectively mate with individuals of the same head color.

The green-beard effect is a thought experiment used in evolutionary biology to explain selective altruism among individuals of a species.


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