Hamilton argued that altruistic behavior would increase in a population if
A) the benefit to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the recipient.
B) the benefit to the recipient outweighed the cost to the donor, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles.
C) the benefit to the recipient, which was adjusted by the chance that recipient and donor share alleles, outweighed the cost to the donor.
D) none of the above; Hamilton did not support the evolution of altruistic behaviors.

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Hamilton's rule states that altruistic behavior can evolve if the benefit to the recipient, weighted by the genetic relatedness between the donor and recipient, exceeds the cost to the donor.

Hamilton Argued That Altruistic Behavior Would Increase in a Population