How Does the Disposable Soma Hypothesis Account for the Abundance

question 36

Multiple Choice

How does the disposable soma hypothesis account for the abundance of alleles that show antagonistic pleiotropy with respect to age?

• A) Alleles that increase the degree of investment in reproduction must also lead to increased investment in repair.
• B) There is a fundamental trade-off between investment in reproduction and investment in repair.
• C) Because somatic cells are disposable, mutations that affect the soma will not experience selection.
• D) Extrinsic mortality results in increased investment in protecting the soma.

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