ANT331H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Orgasm, Masturbation, Progestin
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All of our behaviours is to increase reproductive success. Reproductive success - number of offspring that you successfully reproduce, and these offspring must grow and reach sexual maturity and reproduce themselves. Inclusive fitness: idea by hamilton, not only your own offspring that make up your reproductive success, but also the reproduction of your genetic relatives. The idea of reproductive success and adaptive significance is the foundation of sociobiology. Variation only 50% of genes from each parents. Cloning diploid ovum: females will produce a diploid ovum as opposed to haploid. Offspring are identical to mothers: the offspring will be genetically identical to their parent. Parthenogenesis: whip-tailed lizard lizards are female producing diploid ovum that develop into lizards (there are no males in the population), unfertilized diploid ovum. In a stable environment, you can reproduce your own genes twice as quickly as sexual competitor.
