Well, so, you seem to be saying that it is a gene that would fail in terms of gene selection but be really good in terms of group selection. How does it pervade in the population if it is individually selected?
Well, we know it does. I will use genius as an example. The average genius has .3 fertility. Only one in three geniuses have children, yet it is in the population all the time.
Well, most often, these traits are not found in a single gene, but they are in many genes that have a epistasis effect on each other, which results in the phenotype being this reduced individual fitness but effective group selected trait.
The genius strategy is not to reproduce himself, but get others to reproduce more, so you get more of these odd combinations, resulting in the genius replicating.
It can also mutant into the population. If the replicating increases the amount of breeding, it will increase the mutations being made, so it could replicate the gene that way or some gene very similar to it.
Actually, we need an evolution book library thing here. Most of you watch JF. He writes on evolution. But I find there are areas in which you are lacking. Perhaps, I could start submitting good books on evolution and genetics that interest you. I could start by submitting the Harvard intro to genetics textbook, then moving to more specific and cover books. @Nerthulas
His methodology in his studies seem to be flawless. I am going to get to a textbook on quantitative psychology and see if I can really see the novelty and nuance this man produces.
