A recently developed approach hypothesizing that the unit of evolution is the individual gene rather than the individual organism or the group is called
A) social Darwinism.
B) sociobiology.
C) evolutionary psychology.
D) behavior genetics.

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The approach that hypothesizes the unit of evolution is the individual gene is known as sociobiology. This approach studies the evolutionary basis of social behavior in animals, including humans, and hypothesizes that genes play a key role in shaping behavior. Social Darwinism is a now-discredited theory that applied Darwinian evolution to society and politics. Evolutionary psychology and behavior genetics are related fields but do not specifically focus on the unit of evolution.

A Recently Developed Approach Hypothesizing That the Unit of Evolution