BioConcepts

genic selectionGenselektion (ger.)

• A type of natural selection which acts upon individual genes and alleles within an organism's genome. Genic selection occurs whenever a gene or allele reproduces at a rate different from the organism which carries it, for example if an allele is transmitted to more than 50% of the gametes of a heterozygous individual (called "segregation distortion" or "meiotic drive"). (http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/)
  category selection

  1937

  Mutation opposed by sufficiently strong genic selection […] gives stable equilibrium

  Wright, S. (1937). The distribution of gene frequencies in populations. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 23, 307-320: 310. 

  1937

  The main assumption inherent in the theory of natural selection is that some hereditary types of a species may have a certain advantage over others in survival and reproduction. Mathematically, the simplest case is the so-called genic selection, when the gene allelomorphs a and A tend to be reproduced in each generation in the ratios (1-s)

  Dobzhansky, T. (1937). Genetics and the Origin of Species: 176.

  1940

  In some respects volition and choice serve for society as does gene selection for the individual; and the exercise of our best collective judgment and foresight must certainly accelerate social evolution. 

  Gerard, R.W. (1940). Organism, society and science, III. Science. The Scientific Monthly 50, 530-535: 532.

  1953

  In the case of, genic selection we may assume that the alleles A and a are reproduced in the ratio 1:(l-s) per generation, where s is the selection coefficient (Wright, 1931).

  House, V.L. (1953). The use of the binomial expansion for a classroom demonstration of drift in small populations. Evolution 7, 84-88: 86. 

  1966

  The rapid turnover of generations is one of the crucial factors that makes genic selection such a powerful force

  Williams, G.C. (1966). Adaptation and Natural Selection: 115.

  1966

  only genic selection […] need be recognized as the creative force in evolution

  Williams, G.C. (1966). Adaptation and Natural Selection: 123f.

  1976

  gene selection

  Dawkins, R. (1976). The Selfish Gene (Oxford 1989): 7 (Germ. Das egoistische Gen, Berlin 1978: 9).

  1978

  Missing is the concept of “inclusive fitness” which plays such an important role in modern discussions of group selection vs. gene selection, altruism vs. genetic selfishness, etc.

  Bremermann, H.J. (1978). [Rev. Edwards, A.W.F. (1977). Foundations of Mathematical Genetics]. American Scientist 66, 505-506: 505. 

  1979

  why are there memes at all; how did cultural evolution arise during the course of genetical evolution? The answer to this question is that it was adaptively advantageous, in a gene selection, Darwinian sense, to have organisms capable of cultural evolution.

  Bonner, J.T. (1979). The biological basis of culture. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 123, 219-221: 219.