What is the inclusive fitness theory of how altruism evolved?

1.The benefit of living in groups outweighed the disadvantages for altruistic species.
2.Altruism was selected for when it increased the reproductive success of the closest relatives.
3.Species with a high rate of infertility tended to evolve altruism to help increase reproductive success.
4.Altruism evolved to help diversify the genetic pool of a social animal group.


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