Why Would It Be Adaptive to Be Able to Detect

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why would it be adaptive to be able to detect kinship between people you are not related to?

• A) to detect which individuals will ally together based on kinship
• B) to determine whether an individual is exploitable due to lack of nearby kin
• C) to determine whether an individual is protected by kin
• D) all of the above

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