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- Sep 2023
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A major evolutionary transition in individuality is defined by two conditions
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- two conditions for MET
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- living forms that were capable of independent replication before the replication can only replicate as part of a larger unit after the MET
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- there is a lack of within-group conflict such that the larger unit can be thought of as a fitness-maximizing individual in its own right.
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- When these 2 conditions are met, evolution lea a new higher level organism.
- The new individual acts with a single purpose where the interests of the previously independent individuals are now aligned.
- two conditions for MET
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