The idea that the presence of postmenopausal females in human groups increases the survival rate of children is called the:

A. grandmother hypothesis
B. menopausal advantage
C. postmenopausal fitness advantage
D. elderly female hypothesis


A. grandmother hypothesis

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a. natural selection b. recombination c. mutation d. migration e. genetic drift

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A. humans B. Old World monkeys C. apes D. all of these

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