Which explanation most likely accounts for the increase in the number of male butterflies in the five years after the initial parasite problem?
Male butterflies in the populates that survived were able to prey on the parasites living the females' eggs cells
Female butterflies in the population that survived had a genetic adaptation that allowed them to transform into male butterflies
Male butterflies in the population that survived had a gene that made them resistant to the parasite, and they passed the gene off to their offspring.
Females butterflies in the population that survived were able to protect the male eggs from the parasite and provide extra care for the male offspring
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The most likely explanation for the increase in the number of male butterflies in the five years after the initial parasite problem is that male butterflies in the population that survived had a gene that made them resistant to the parasite, and they passed the gene off to their offspring.
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