Are we all related?
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Basic math tells us that all humans share ancestors, but it’s amazing how recently those shared ancestors lived. Thanks to genetic data in the 21st century, scientists are discovering that we really are all descended from one mother. It’s Okay To Be Smart explores our common human ancestry.
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Setu V
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How do DNA test work if we are technically all related?
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Kaia Roberts
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dna slightly changes for everyone
Anthony Velasquez
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The DNA shuffle’s so much that only similar DNA is detected
Anthony Velasquez
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Ya
VIPIN KUMAR TYAGI
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It decides ancestor
Kiersten Bloom
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We may have some of the same DNA, however since we have ancestors that have different genes, we get some of those too, making us less and less related
Kiersten Bloom
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Our DNA shuffles over time.
Kiersten Bloom
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We are all technically related but we are not brother/sister, strong DNA connections but some parts.
Josephine Sarullo
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It would be all difrent DNA mostly because when the genes is passed to the next person it would be shuffled it would be diffrent.
NingNing Yang
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because every time a gene is passed down to the next generation, it becomes a bit shuffled and that's why all our DNA is different and that's why DNA tests work.
Samira Wilson
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So does that mean our parents are siblings?
