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		simonh on Oct 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Living descendants of Mark Antony Furthermore for an ancestor that far back, many of their descendants may not even have inherited any of their actual genes.

User23 on Oct 21, 2022 [–]

Given that we share somewhere well north of 99% of our genes with every other human being that sounds unlikely.

simonh on Oct 21, 2022 | [–]

Oh sure, we'll have many of the same genes, but got them from other ancestors.

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