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Slycooper
03-09-2013, 10:52 PM
Very Interesting.
http://www.quora.com/In-what-ratio-does-a-child-inherit-their-fathers-and-mothers-genetic-traits
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2004-09/1094672329.Ge.r.html
randomguy1235
03-09-2013, 10:57 PM
Do you have a link/source? We'd much appreciate it
Žołnir
03-09-2013, 10:59 PM
I would say this could be quite true but yeah am unsure on what basis you said that.
Smaug
03-09-2013, 11:01 PM
...?

No article to read... No links...?

Yeah, very interesting indeed.
Slycooper
03-09-2013, 11:05 PM
The X chromosome is bigger than the Y chromosome sons get from the father. So Daughters have slightly more genetic material from the father than the son does.
Artek
03-10-2013, 05:37 PM
From genetical point of view, it's a veeeery slight difference.
But in practice, boys tend more to resemble mothers and girls tend to resemble fathers...and what's next - we tend to resemble grandparents more than our parents :thumb001:
Slycooper
03-10-2013, 05:55 PM
From genetical point of view, it's a veeeery slight difference.
But in practice, boys tend more to resemble mothers and girls tend to resemble fathers...and what's next - we tend to resemble grandparents more than our parents :thumb001:

So. A grandson should be genetically close to their paternal grandfather than a grandaughter would be. Because they share the exact same Y chromosome.