Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Group selection update - Less Wrong

38 Post author: PhilGoetz 01 November 2010 04:51PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 September 2011 07:07:28AM 2 points [-]

Thus demonstrating that a sort of species selection can exist, because species can't breed with each other and therefore can't be infected by SC genes from other species, while group selection can't exist, SC always infects.

Comment author: Romashka 15 December 2014 07:17:31PM 0 points [-]

In orchids (at least), not only between-species, but between-genus breeding has place. And species like Epipactis helleborine have flexible approach to SC/SI.