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Chapter 55, Problem 9TY
In ants, which employ a haplodiploid mating system, the coefficient of relatedness, r, for fathers and sons is equal to
- a. 0.
- b. 0.125.
- c. 0.25.
- d. 0.5.
- e. 0.75.
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