Hamilton Explained the Origin of Altruism in Selected Insect Societies

question 8

Multiple Choice

Hamilton explained the origin of altruism in selected insect societies with his kin selection model of sex determination.Since males are haploid and females are diploid,the workers share a very high proportion of alleles,theoretically as high as 75%.What is this called?

• A)diploidy
• B)haploidy
• C)haplodiploidy
• D)parthenogenesis
• E)altruism

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