Inclusive fitness measures an individual's success in passing on genes, both through direct reproduction and by aiding relatives in their reproductive efforts.
inclusive fitness: The total effect an individual has on proliferating its genes by producing its own offspring and by providing aid that enables other close relatives to increase the production of their offspring.
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