Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy complication that is often explained as resulting from parent-offspring conflict. What underlies this conflict?
A. The fetus rejects excess resources to assist its siblings.
B. The mother wants to provide the fetus with plenty of resources.
C. The fetus demands more resources from the mother than would be optimal for her.
D. Women gain more fitness (number of descendants) from earlier pregnancies than from later ones.
E. Single pregnancies are much more common than multiple pregnancies (i.e., twins).
Answer: C. The fetus demands more resources from the mother than would be optimal for her.
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