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Costmo
Costmo asked in Society & CultureCultures & GroupsOther - Cultures & Groups · 4 years ago

Is my ancestry half of everything from each of my parents?

We ve always said that since my mom is half Mexican (and I know that by itself is not an ethnic group), each of the four kids are one-quarter Mexican.

But is that true? Or could I "be more Mexican" than my siblings or vice versa, considering I get half of my genes from each parent?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    We are all a big mix, your mother will not have been pure Mexican as no such thing, your father may have been part Mexican

  • Alex
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Yes, everyone gets half of their DNA from their each of their parents.

    So yes, you could say you are a quarter Mexican, though of course, as you already know, it is not an ethnicity or race. It would be like saying you're a quarter American. But that is good for mostly everyone... they know one of your grandparents was Mexican, which is the point basically.

  • Jetstorm
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Yes

  • Mark
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Half of your genes come from each parent, yes. Your siblings will be the same way. PHENOtypes (as opposed to GENOtypes) can be different.

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