Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
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Chapter 42.5, Problem 1TYK
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Fisher’s principle is an evolutionary concept, which describes the expected sex ratio of the males and the females in the population of a sexually reproducing individual.
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