It has been theorized that haplodiploidy is related to eusociality because: a. W

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It has been theorized that haplodiploidy is related to eusociality because: a. Workers maximize their direct fitness by reproducing themselves instead of helping their sisters b. Workers maximize their inclusive fitness by reproducing themselves instead of helping their sisters c. Workers maximize inclusive fitness by not reproducing themselves and instead helping their sisters d. Workers maximize direct fitness by not reproducing themselves and instead helping their sisters e. Workers maximize their indirect fitness by reproducing themselves instead of helping their sisters f. None of the above

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answer: b: workers maximise inclusive fitness by reproducing themselves instead of helping their sisters.

Sisters share75 % of their genes while a mother shares only 5o% of genes with her children. So the sisters desire to propagate their own genes by helping the mother to bring up more sisters.

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