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Ivan is a newborn. Everyone says he looks more like his mother than his father. What is MOST likely true about Ivan?
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He inherited more of his genes from his mother than his father.
He inherited half his genes from each parent.
He inherited more of his genes from his father than his mother.
He inherited all of his genes from his mother.
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He inherited half his genes from each parent.
Explanation: Offspring receive one set of chromosomes from the mother and one from the father, so genetically you get ~50% from each parent. Resemblance can be influenced by dominant/recessive alleles, polygenic traits, and chance.
Explanation: Offspring receive one set of chromosomes from the mother and one from the father, so genetically you get ~50% from each parent. Resemblance can be influenced by dominant/recessive alleles, polygenic traits, and chance.
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