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Assume that in terms of ‘genetic fitness’ the ‘benefit’ of performing an altruistic act to a relative is 500 units and the ‘cost’ involved is 150 units. Following Hamilton’s Rule […]

The degree of genetic relatedness between the offspring and their parents is (1) higher than that between sister and brother. (2) lower than that between sister and brother. (3) the […]

Brothers A and B have the same father but different mothers. B wants A to help him, which involves both benefits (b) and costs (c) for A. If A incurs […]

Individual A can derive fitness benefit of 160 units by helping Individual B, but incurs a fitness cost of 50 units in doing so following Hamilton’s rule, A should help […]

Based on the theory of kin selection, choose the correct statement: (1) A gene for altruism will spread in the population if the act of altruism increases the actor’s gene […]

The idea that an altruistic gene will be favored if r>C/B, where r is the coefficient of relatedness, B is the benefit to the recipient of the altriusm, and c […]

According to Hamilton’s rule, altruistic behaviour can evolve when rb>c, where b is the extra benefit gained by the recipient as a result of the altruistic act, c is the […]

According to Hamilton’s rule, ‘r’ is the coefficient of relatedness between two interacting individuals, ‘B’ is the benefit to the recipient and ‘C’ is the cost of the donor. Which […]

In an altruistic act, if a donor sacrifices ‘C’ offspring which helps the recipient to gain ‘B’ offspring and the donor is related to the recipient by a coefficient γ, […]

The correct expression of Hamilton rule for the evaluation of altruism is [C = the cost of a behavioral act to the actor, b = the benefit of that act […]