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JoshuaZ comments on Why is my sister related to me only 50%? - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: TimFreeman 06 May 2011 06:17PM

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 06 May 2011 06:35:09PM *  12 points [-]

When competing with members of your own species, what is relevant is the genes that actually change from one member of your species to the next. So the fact that you share the vast majority of genes isn't what matters.

Comment author: jsalvatier 06 May 2011 06:57:03PM 2 points [-]

Right, it's the variance in genes that are relevant.