According to Susan Hrdy, Primate Females, Including Humans, Evolved a Tendency

question 20

Short Answer

According to Susan Hrdy, primate females, including humans, evolved a tendency to seek extragroup mates. Females seek males for extra relationships who are most unlike their own mates genetically, and the extra mating allows for improvement in their offspring. Thus, the females benefit from _____ mating.

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Definitions:

Foramen Ovale

A fetal structure allowing blood flow between the right and left atria of the heart, which normally closes after birth.

Right Atrium

The right upper chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle.

Left Atrium

One of the four chambers of the heart, receiving oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumping it to the left ventricle.

Capillary Bed

A network of capillaries, small blood vessels, where exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste occurs between blood and tissues.