In a diploid organism, the fitness benefit that is accrued by rearing one's own offspring is _______ that accrued by rearing a sister's offspring.

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In a diploid organism, an individual shares 50% of its genes with its own offspring and 25% with a sister's offspring. Therefore, the fitness benefit of rearing one's own offspring is twice that of rearing a sister's offspring.

In a Diploid Organism, the Fitness Benefit That Is Accrued