Kendra (female) and Robert (male) are the biological parents of a male child. Which of the following correctly describes how their son inherited his genes?
A) All of them were contributed by Robert.
B) All of them were contributed by Kendra
C) Half came from Kendra and the other half came from Robert.
D) Two-thirds came from Robert and one-third came from Kendra.
Answer: C
Rationale: In humans, there are about 30,000 genes distributed across 23 pairs of chromosomes, half contributed by the mother and half from the father.
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