CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-W/MASTR.BIO.
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-W/MASTR.BIO.
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Chapter 39.6, Problem 2CC
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Whether there would be selection for an altruistic act if the altruist is past the reproductive age, if Hamilton’s logic is applied.

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Altruistic behavior is the behavior of an organism to be selfless that is the act of altruism does not involve the betterment of the organism but the betterment of the others.

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