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what does the makeup of your genome mean about your genes? you have one copy from either your father or mother you have one copy each from both your father and mother you have one copy that is a mix of your father and mother you have one copy that is unrelated to your father and mothers copies
In human genetics, for autosomal chromosomes, an individual inherits one copy of each chromosome (and thus the genes on them) from the father and one copy from the mother. This is a fundamental concept in understanding genome and gene inheritance. The first option is incorrect as it suggests only one parent contributes, the third is incorrect as genes aren't a simple mix in the way described (they are separate copies from each parent), and the fourth is incorrect as genes are inherited from parents.
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B. You have one copy each from both your father and mother