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>That would mean that the only reason why Rei sided with Shinji over Gendo was because of Yui's DNA.
I don't like this interpretation. Basically removes her free will in her relationship with Shinji. Rei was created just to be a vessel of Lilith, not to be a girl able to fall in love with someone. Her character development is based on her getting free will. Her love for Shinji is not related to her having yui dna, rei choose to love shinji because she wants it. Her love for shinji is the variable that Gendo couldn't predict.