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What fraction of their genetic material does each parent give to their child? Explain why.

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Each parent contributes, on average, half of the genetic material of each child. If a parent has n children, what percentage of the parent’s genes exist in total across all n offspring?

How can one generalize the solution to #1, to make it applicable to more distant relationships like uncles & aunts, grandparents, and cousins, where the fraction of shared genes is smaller?

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