Paternity

Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident.  Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate.  Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father? 

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Which male is the father of this child?

• Male 1

• Male 2

• Neither could be the father

• Either could be the father

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Which man is the father of the child?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which man is the father of child #2 (5th Column)?

• Male #1

• Male #2

• Neither Is likely

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Which male is the likely father?

• Male 1

• Male 2

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DNA is recovered from a suspected dead soldier.  Which Parents are the likely parents of the soldier?

• Parents C and D

• Parents E and F

• Parents A and B

• Parents G and H

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What is the relationship between this child and parents?

• Biological to mom

• Biological to dad

• Biological to both

• Biological to neither

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A boy moves to another country to live with his father.  Years later, the boy decides to move back to live with the woman who raised him.  Immigration officials suspected that the boy was the woman’s nephew, not her son, and therefore not legally entitled to residency.  Based on the DNA fragments, is it possible that she is the boy’s mother?

• Yes

• No

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Which is the likely 'sire' (dog's dad) of the given puppy?

• Sire A

• Sire B

• Sire C

• Sire D

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DNA fingerprinting works because

• Most genes are dominant

• All organisms contain RNA

• The most important genes are different among most people

• No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA