What makes the 'avunculate' such a clever cultural invention?
A) It focuses a man's energy on offspring that he knows are in his bloodline.
B) It focuses the spinster (unmarried, child-free) aunt's energy on her sibling's children, perpetuating the family's genes.
C) It focuses the bachelor (unmarried, child-free) uncle's energy on his sibling's children, perpetuating the family's genes.
D) It keeps men from siring or having too many children.
E) It saves men from the hard work that fatherhood entails.
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