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CanonRay

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7. This is the best explanation I ever heard about DNA

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 4, 2024, 10:19 AM

Oct 2024

Picture a deck of cards, divided into Red (father) and Blue (mother). Shuffle the cards, then deal out 23. That's you. Put the cards back, shuffle, and deal another 23. That's your sibling. Same deck, some cards are the same in both siblings, but not all.

Hope that helps. Feel free to p.m. me if you have more questions. I'm not an expert but have worked with DNA quite a lot doing genealogy.

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DNA question [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 OP

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Yes it does help. Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #4

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So, Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #6

Yes... Mike Nelson Oct 2024 #9

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This is more involved than I realized. Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #5

This is the best explanation I ever heard about DNA CanonRay Oct 2024 #7

Yes, it helped, Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #11

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Thank you for that! Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #10

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Genetics! Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #13