Under Which Hypothesis May Pathogens Ultimately Be Responsible for the Evolution

question 17

Multiple Choice

Under which hypothesis may pathogens ultimately be responsible for the evolution of sexual reproduction in multicellular organisms?

• A)Good genes hypothesis
• B)Red Queen hypothesis
• C)Mutation accumulation hypothesis
• D)Rate-of-living hypothesis

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