The Key to the Evolution of Altruism Is That

question 36

Multiple Choice

The key to the evolution of altruism is that

• A) recipients have to be more likely to carry the altruistic allele than nonrecipients.
• B) actors have to be more likely to carry the altruistic allele than nonactors.
• C) recipients have to be unrelated to the actors.
• D) nonrecipients have to be more likely to carry the altruistic allele than recipients.

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