LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

GENETICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?
A
10%
B
25%
C
50%
D
it varies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -We inherit one set of genes from our father and one set from our mother, with roughly equal contributions from each: Women inherit 50% of their DNA from each parent. Men inherit approximately 51% from their mother and only 49% from their father.

Detailed explanation-2: -Genes come in pairs. Each person receives one copy of a gene pair from his mother and one from his father. Even though you get half of your genes from your mother and half from your father, each of your parents contributes to all your traits. For the each trait, there are different versions of a gene.

Detailed explanation-3: -Specifically, the research shows that although we inherit equal amounts of genetic materials from our parents – i.e., the mutations that make us who we are instead of some other person – we actually “use” more of the DNA that we inherit from our fathers.

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