Why Does Natural Selection Favor Alleles That Kill Individuals Late

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why does natural selection favor alleles that kill individuals late in life?

• A) Because genes eventually mutate and grow old, so the elderly must perish to increase group fitness
• B) Because natural selection favors young alleles for reproduction
• C) Because individual fitness is determined early in life
• D) Because genes that enhance early fertility at the cost of a shortened life span increase individual fitness

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