Biologist W. D. Hamilton stated that the more closely related two individuals are:

a. the more likely they are to act altruistically towards each other.
b. the less likely they will be to mate with each other.
c. the more likely they will disperse from each other at maturity.
d. the more likely they will be competing for the same limited resources.
e. All of the above are true.


Ans: a. the more likely they are to act altruistically towards each other.

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