Liliyah is investigating the idea that the huge cost that parents endure in raising offspring is more likely to go towards offspring that carry the genetic material of their parents.What piece of evidence was mentioned in your text supports this idea?
A) Infants are more likely to respond to biological parents than adoptive parents.
B) Fathers are more likely to teach skills to their oldest child than their youngest child.
C) Infants are more likely to be murdered by a stepfather than a biological father.
D) Mothers are more likely to feed their oldest child over their youngest child.

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The evidence that infants are more likely to be murdered by a stepfather than a biological father supports the idea that parental investment is more likely directed towards offspring that carry the genetic material of their parents. This phenomenon, known as the "Cinderella effect," suggests that biological parents have a stronger innate drive to protect and invest in their genetic offspring compared to non-biological children.

Liliyah Is Investigating the Idea That the Huge Cost That