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The Selfish Gene is a theoretical approach in evolutionary biology that posits the gene, rather than the individual or the species, as the fundamental unit of natural selection, arguing that adaptation occurs at the genetic level. First popularized by Richard Dawkins in 1976, this concept asserts that organisms are programmed "survival machines" or vehicles designed to preserve and propagate their genes, with genes themselves being the ultimate beneficiaries and enduring units of evolutionary pr

Eusociality (Eng. Eusociality) is a term used in biology to describe a level of social organization. This system is characterized by overlapping generations among adult members of a colony, cooperative care of offspring, and division of the colony into reproductive and largely nonreproductive (or less reproductive) castes. The existence of nonreproductive individuals poses one of the fundamental questions in evolutionary biology, as these individuals reduce their potential to pass on their own g