English Explanatory Dictionary

self-domestication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hypothesized evolutionary process by which a species develops traits typically associated with domestication, such as reduced aggression or prosocial behavior, through natural selection within its own population rather than by deliberate breeding.

Word forms

self-domestication self-domestications

Etymology

From self- + domestication.

Related words

self-domesticate
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