An Example of Genetic Immunity Is

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Multiple Choice

An example of genetic immunity is:

• A)the genes we have for antibody production to cold viruses
• B)that a pet cat cannot be infected by the chickenpox virus
• C)the maternal immunity passed to the fetus across the placenta
• D)All of these are genetic immunity.

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Definitions:

Two-Fold Cost of Sex

A hypothesis in evolutionary biology that suggests sexual reproduction is twice as costly as asexual reproduction, since only females contribute to the gene pool of the offspring.

Sexual Lineages

The genetic line of descent traced through mating and reproduction, typically examined through the analysis of patterns in genetic variation.

Asexual Lineages

Populations or species that reproduce without the genetic recombination processes involved in sexual reproduction.

Antagonistic Coevolution

The evolutionary relationship between two species, in which changes in the genetic composition of one species drive reciprocal changes in the genetic composition of the other.