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HELP NEEDED BIO What is kin selection? When individuals of one sex pick which sp

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What is kin selection? When individuals of one sex pick which species to mate with. Selection imposed on different varieties within populations based upon their ability to attract mates. An evolutionary force based upon the random union of gametes. A mechanism of selection based upon the ability of individuals bearing certain alleles to cause other individuals carrying the same alleles to have more offspring than they would otherwise. None of the above Imagine a population of 10,000 humans living on an isolated island. Every generation, an average of 1 individuals is born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease caused by a recessive allele (ie., individuals with the condition are cc, Cc individuals are unaffected, but carry the allele) Assume the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. What is the expected frequency of the homozygous recessive allele? .50 .18 .82 .90 .01

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1). C). an evolutionary force based upon the random union of gametes

Kin selection is the evolutionary strategy that favours the reproductive success of an organism's relatives, even at a cost to the organism's own survival and reproduction. Kin altruism is altruistic behaviour whose evolution is driven by kin selection.

2). E). 0.01

The frequency of homozygous recessive allele = q^2 = 1/10000 = 0.0001

q = 0.01