2007-01-16 10:19:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Your child is guaranteed to share 50% of his/her genes with you, but your sibling is not, even though both of you share your parents genes. That's how come with gene therapy, even siblings could get rejected as donors.
2007-01-16 10:33:09 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your child shares half of your genes. Your sibling shares half of your genes on average--could be 100% or 0% theoretically, though chances are it's pretty close to 50% unless you're identical twins. On average you'll share more genes with a sibling who is the same gender as you are: you know you share the X (both are sisters) or Y (brothers) chromosome from your father with that sibling.
2007-01-16 14:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by Faeldaz M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Your own child gets exactly half of her genes from you. Your sibling and you both get exactly half your genes from each parent. You could have 100% of your genes in common, such as what happens when you have an identical twin. This means that you got the SAME genes from your parents as your sibling got from them. Or you could have 0 genes in common, which would happen if you got the all the genes from your parents that your sibling didn't get. Across the entire population of humans, this averages out to having exactly 50% of your genes in common with your sibling, the same percentage you have with your biological child. So, on average, people are equally related to their full siblings (same mom and dad) and their offspring.
2007-01-16 10:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by Marcella S 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You are more closely related to your child. Your child shares 50% of their DNA with you; your siblings share 25%.
2007-01-16 10:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by siegfriedbalmung 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your child has 50% of your genes and your sibling has 50% of each of your parents genes as you do too...however the 50% that you get from one parent will not be the same 50% that your sibling got....
2007-01-16 10:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you live in a trailer park there is a very good chance that you have 0% of both your sibling and your child. Go Jerry!!!!
2007-01-20 08:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by anthony_tr6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same 50% = 50%
2007-01-17 14:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have already responded your question, yet i am going to experience free to respond to it back. :) As an in reality toddler, sure i have continually had to have a sibling! i don't love it even as human beings that do have siblings say that i'm fortunate for being an in reality toddler. properly, maximum of my cousin are youthful (a lengthy time period 5-10). The youngest one (age 5) has already instructed me that he should be my brother, or a minimum of considers me to be his brother, and actual it truly is an fantastically sturdy feeling. the reason why is because you keep in mind that they seem as a lot as you lots if their gonna say that. i'm very close with my cousins, i'm positive they could be completely nice if I referred to as them my brother. :)
2016-11-24 21:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by leng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋