Nasreen and her brother Abdellah have a genetic overlap of ______ percent.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

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Nasreen and her brother Abdellah have a genetic overlap of ______ percent.A) 25B) 50C) 75D) 100

Mehroz Dhanani · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Each person has 2 copies of each gene (except for those on the sex chromosomes in males). One copy comes from the mother, and the other comes from the father. Therefore, siblings share 50% of their genes because they inherit half of them from each parent.

Nasreen and her brother Abdellah have a genetic overlap of ______ percent.

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

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