Selfish Genes 2

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  • Created by: Z0ology
  • Created on: 04-10-22 11:02

1. What is selfishness

  • actor performs action that reduces the benefit* to another (Benefit here is taken to mean gaining offspring)
  • actor performs action at a cost to themselves but benefits* another (Benefit here is taken to mean gaining offspring)
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2. Direction fitness + indirection fitness = *BLANK* fitness

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3. What is alturism

  • actor performs action at a cost to themselves but benefits* another
  • actor performs action that reduces the benefit* to another

4. What does indirection fitness mean

  • Genes contributed by producing offspring that survive
  • Average genetic contribution to the gene pool of the next generation
  • Genes contributed indirectly via helping related individuals
  • Sum of direct and indirect fitness

5. in hamiltons rules (for altruism) what does the r stand for

  • fitness cost to the performer
  • coefficient of relatedness
  • fitness benefit to the receiver

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