Asked by savion davis on Jul 18, 2024

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Why is haplodiploidy thought to predispose hymenopteran lineages to eusocial behavior?

A) Daughters have a higher r than in diploid species.
B) Females have higher inclusive fitness from helping mothers than from reproducing.
C) Sisters are more closely related to each other than to their own offspring.
D) b and c
E) a, b, and c

Haplodiploidy

A mechanism through which sex is determined by the number of copies of each chromosome that an individual receives. Offspring formed from the fertilization of an egg by a sperm (that is, diploids) are female; those formed from unfertilized eggs (that is, haploids) are male.

Eusocial Behavior

The highest level of social organization, characterized by cooperative brood care, division of labor, and overlapping generations within a colony of animals.

Inclusive Fitness

Describes an individual’s combined fitness, including its own reproduction as well as any increase in the reproduction of its relatives due specifically to its own actions.

  • Comprehend the genetic foundation that influences animal behavior and associated concepts in evolution.
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Cadence HannahJul 24, 2024
Final Answer :
E
Explanation :
Haplodiploidy in hymenopterans (such as bees, ants, and wasps) leads to unique genetic relationships where sisters share, on average, 75% of their genes due to the haplodiploid sex determination system. This system results in daughters (A) having a higher relatedness (r) to each other than they would in diploid species, (B) females can increase their inclusive fitness more by helping their mother produce more sisters (with whom they share a high degree of genetic relatedness) than by producing their own offspring, and (C) sisters being more closely related to each other (r = 0.75) than to their potential offspring (r = 0.5), making eusocial behavior, where individuals forego their own reproduction to help raise their siblings, more advantageous in terms of passing on genes to the next generation.