Hamilton's Rule States That

question 49

Multiple Choice

Hamilton's rule states that

• A) altruism evolves only among nonkin.
• B) selfish genes swamp altruistic genes.
• C) altruistic behavior is favored if the cost to the actor is less than the benefit to the recipient, devalued by the degree of relatedness.
• D) altruistic behavior is favored if the benefits to the actor are greater than the costs to the recipients, devalued by their degree of relatedness.

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