Parents and Offspring Differ in the Relative Importance of Certain

question 16

Multiple Choice

Parents and offspring differ in the relative importance of certain mate traits. Parent-offspring conflict theory predicts that this occurs because __________.

• A) parents and offspring do not share 100 percent of their genes
• B) parents have more experience than offspring with mate choice
• C) children have evolved to always conflict with their parents until reaching adulthood
• D) parents desire grand-offspring, but the offspring are not as motivated to reproduce

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