Hamilton Argued That Altruistic Behavior Would Increase in a Population

question 4

Multiple Choice

Hamilton argued that altruistic behavior would increase in a population if

• A) the benefit to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the recipient.
• B) the benefit to the recipient outweighed the cost to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles.
• C) the benefit to the recipient, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the donor.
• D) none of the above; Hamilton did not support the evolution of altruistic behaviors.

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