-England's Prince Philip was found to have DNA sequences that matched ________.
A) both the tsar and the tsarina
B) the tsar but not the tsarina
C) the tsarina but not the tsar
D) neither the tsar nor the tsarina

Question

-England's Prince Philip was found to have DNA sequences that matched ________.
A) both the tsar and the tsarina 
B) the tsar but not the tsarina 
C) the tsarina but not the tsar 
D) neither the tsar nor the tsarina

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Prince Philip's DNA was used to help identify the remains of the Romanov family because he was a matrilineal relative of Tsarina Alexandra, meaning his mitochondrial DNA matched hers.

-England's Prince Philip Was Found to Have DNA Sequences That