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Subject: what is the average percentage of dna shared by unrelated individuals

Date: Wed Jun 4 17:53:54 2003
Posted by jane
Grade level: undergrad School: unbc
City: prince george State/Province: bc Country: canada
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1054767234.Ge
Message:

first of all, i would like to state that im clear that humans share about 99.9% 
of their genetic material. i have a question about the 0.1% that tends to 
differ. siblings share about 50% of this 0.1%. how much would two unrelated 
individuals share on average? is phenotypic similarity between two unrelated 
individuals ever an indication of a higher degree of shared dna? 


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