Lineage selection and the capacity to evolve.
The capacity of genetic recombination is an unusual adaptive trait since it is based on the capacity to produce evolutionary change rather than on the capacity to produce better performing individuals. The evolution of this character has been considered to be a case of group or species selection. Alternatively, I introduce a new concept, lineage selection, to account for the evolution of this trait.
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Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation; D012641:Selection, Genetic