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> We only have enough genes to have genes from all our ancestors back for 15 or so generations. Isn't the more relevant number the 46 chromosomes? So we can't
by OscarCunningham 5y ago
> We only have enough genes to have genes from all our ancestors back for 15 or so generations.
Isn't the more relevant number the 46 chromosomes? So we can't even share DNA with everyone six generations back.
- strulovich 5y agoGenetics are much more complicated than that. Processes like recombination means there’s much more options to mix and match genes.
- jyscao 5y ago> Isn't the more relevant number the 46 chromosomes? Not so much. Because chromosomes recombine during meiosis (sex cell differentiation), so people never pass on the chromosomes they received from their individual parents fully intact to their offspring.