Match the term with the correct definition.
-eusociality
A) the probability any two individuals share a copy of genes by descent.
B) the total number of copies of genes passed on via reproduction and via relatives.
C) selection that lowers one's fitness but enhances that of a relative.
D) the development of sterile castes in social insects.
E) behavior that appears to benefit others at a cost to oneself.

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Eusociality is characterized by the development of sterile castes within a species, particularly common in social insects like bees, ants, and termites, where certain individuals do not reproduce but instead work for the benefit of the colony.

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