The statement "The virulence of many pathogens in humans may not be a target of selection itself, but rather an accidental by-product of selection on other traits" describes ________

A) the coincidental evolution hypothesis
B) the shortsighted evolution hypothesis
C) the trade-off hypothesis
D) the energy-balance hypothesis


A

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a. centimetre (cm) b. decimetre (dm) c. micrometre (µm) d. millimetre (mm)

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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