In promiscuously mating primate species that live in multimale, multifemale groups, mothers share 50% of their genes with their offspring. In most of these species, different offspring of the same female are likely to share what percentage of their genes with each other?
A) 0%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 100%

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Different offspring of the same female in promiscuously mating primate species share, on average, 25% of their genes with each other. This is because each offspring only inherits half of their genes from the shared mother, and there is random variation in which half they inherit.

In Promiscuously Mating Primate Species That Live in Multimale, Multifemale