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of two ancestors – a man and a woman, which involved a biological father and the birth giver mother. vs of two ancestors – a man and a woman, who involved a biological father and the birth giver mother.

The first phrase is correct: 'of two ancestors – a man and a woman, which involved a biological father and the birth giver mother.' The relative pronoun 'which' is used to refer to the whole phrase 'a man and a woman.' The second phrase is incorrect because 'who' is used for people, not for a group of people or a concept.

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of two ancestors – a man and a woman, which involved a biological father and the birth giver mother.

This phrase is correct. 'Which' is used to refer to the whole phrase 'a man and a woman.'

This phrase correctly uses 'which' as a relative pronoun to refer to the group of 'a man and a woman.'
  • A man and a woman, I think.
  • If the Last two survivors are a man and a woman, they have to marry.
  • Obviously, only two of you, a man and a woman, can produce this being.
  • We're looking for a man and a woman, middle-aged, white, targeting children under 16.
  • At 3:30 p.m. two passengers, a man and a woman, are seen leaving the plane.
  • Strickland said a man and a woman, right?
  • There are two fresher ones, a man and a woman, plus four more, or parts thereof.
  • According to witnesses, back in Libya the 10 survivors were imprisoned for days, during which two people, a man and a woman, died.
  • We are receiving unconfirmed reports that the suspects, a man and a woman, have been taken into custody.
  • Team of two, man and a woman, judging by the shoe size.
  • We put a man and a woman, a couple, in a room together.
  • A man and a woman, like animals in a cage to copulate.
  • I see a man and a woman, and they're totally, like...
  • Our view is determined by the Biblical norm which describes the family, made up of a man and a woman, joined in marriage, as the proper norm.
  • 08.05u are a man and a woman, masked and armed... the branch of the Bank of Michigan intruded.
  • We respect and celebrate each other as a man and a woman, as a community and as part of this planet, and we need to continue that.
  • If it is God's will that a child is conceived amongst a man and a woman, nothing will prevent it.
  • He was shown drawings and photos of a man and a woman, asked if he'd ever seen them before.
  • We're a man and a woman, Sergei, not a Jew and a Christian!
  • Will the Council consider, for example, adopting a model of each Member State nominating two candidates, a man and a woman, to the ECB Executive Board?

of two ancestors – a man and a woman, who involved a biological father and the birth giver mother.

'Who' is used for people, not for a group of people or a concept. Therefore, this phrase is incorrect.

The relative pronoun 'who' should be used to refer to individual people, not a group or concept.
  • A man and a woman, I think.
  • If the Last two survivors are a man and a woman, they have to marry.
  • Obviously, only two of you, a man and a woman, can produce this being.
  • We're looking for a man and a woman, middle-aged, white, targeting children under 16.
  • At 3:30 p.m. two passengers, a man and a woman, are seen leaving the plane.
  • Strickland said a man and a woman, right?
  • There are two fresher ones, a man and a woman, plus four more, or parts thereof.
  • According to witnesses, back in Libya the 10 survivors were imprisoned for days, during which two people, a man and a woman, died.
  • We are receiving unconfirmed reports that the suspects, a man and a woman, have been taken into custody.
  • Team of two, man and a woman, judging by the shoe size.
  • We put a man and a woman, a couple, in a room together.
  • A man and a woman, like animals in a cage to copulate.
  • I see a man and a woman, and they're totally, like...
  • Our view is determined by the Biblical norm which describes the family, made up of a man and a woman, joined in marriage, as the proper norm.
  • 08.05u are a man and a woman, masked and armed... the branch of the Bank of Michigan intruded.
  • We respect and celebrate each other as a man and a woman, as a community and as part of this planet, and we need to continue that.
  • If it is God's will that a child is conceived amongst a man and a woman, nothing will prevent it.
  • He was shown drawings and photos of a man and a woman, asked if he'd ever seen them before.
  • Found three, two men and a woman, Trudie, who lived in Grove Hill, Virginia.
  • We're a man and a woman, Sergei, not a Jew and a Christian!

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