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  • There is also theory behind frequency-dependent selection, but it beyond the scope of this article.
  • Many biologists believe that in ecology and social evolution, frequency-dependent selection is the rule, not the exception.
  • Finally, Orr dismisses the hypothesis that psychopathy is a product of frequency-dependent selection, which he calls "an esoteric evolutionary phenomenon."
  • My definition of well-educated for laypersons is whether you can explain a frequency-dependent selection model, a phylogenetic tree, and why humans are taxonomically classified...
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