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[–] square@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If this is a whole genome thing, and not just looking at a small group of alleles, it is incredibly unlikely that two of the great-grandchildren would have no contribution from the white great-grandparent. It's so unlikely that I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it's unlikely to have ever happened throughout all of human history.