Re: Underestimating 'r'
- From: an588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Catherine Woodgold)
- Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 13:52:18 -0400 (EDT)
"Jim McGinn" (jimmcginn@xxxxxxxxx) writes:
> Catherine Woodgold wrote:
>> What's important is the degree to which an individual
>> with an altruism gene
>> can estimate that another individual likely also has
>> that particular altruism gene.
>
> Right. This is the answer I was looking for PiP and which he was
> trying to avoid. (You'll soon see why he was trying to avoid it.) Now
> tell us Cathy, does genes IBD indicate such? In all cases? Some
> cases?
Well, to some extent, I suppose. For example, the fact that
someone seems to be a sibling indicates a certain probability
that they have the relevant gene. Therefore, behaviour
that is likely to benefit those who seem to be siblings
tends to be promoted. Behaviour that benefits those
who seem to be cousins is also promoted but to a lesser
extent, in a ratio that might be predicted by the
ratio of expected genes IBD.
--
Cathy Woodgold
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