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sociobiological

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so·ci·o·bi·ol·o·gy  (ss--b-l-j, -sh-)
n.
The study of the biological determinants of social behavior, based on the theory that such behavior is often genetically transmitted and subject to evolutionary processes.
soci·o·bio·logi·cal (-b-lj-kl) adj.
soci·o·bi·olo·gist n.
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Adj.1.sociobiological - of or relating to sociobiology
sociobiologic
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