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Buckeye_Democrat

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8. We share about 50% of our DNA...
Fri Oct 4, 2024, 10:20 AM
Oct 2024

... with both our parents and all of our non-identical twin siblings.

Cut that about in half for each subsequent generation -- 25% shared with grandparents and uncles / aunts, etc.

If you're asking for the amount of DNA shared with an uncle (a sperm-donating brother of the father), it will be 50% with him because he's the biological father. The "father" will instead be the biological uncle, sharing about 25% DNA with the child.

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DNA question [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 OP
Not sure I understand what you're asking but child has 50% shared DNA with each bio parent. seaglass Oct 2024 #1
Yes it does help. Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #4
If the two... Mike Nelson Oct 2024 #2
So, Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #6
Yes... Mike Nelson Oct 2024 #9
Non twin siblings generally share about 2500 cM (centimorgans) of DNA CanonRay Oct 2024 #3
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
We share about 50% of our DNA... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2024 #8
Thank you for that! Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #10
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Genetics! Baitball Blogger Oct 2024 #13
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