self-domestication

== English == === Etymology === From self- +‎ domestication. === Noun === self-domestication (countable and uncountable, plural self-domestications) 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. ==== Related terms ==== self-domesticate === Further reading === self-domestication on Wikipedia.Wikipedia