Use Figure 20.3 to answer the following questions. The DNA profiles that follow represent four different individuals.

Figure 20.3
-Which of the following statements is most likely true?
A) D is the child of A and C.
B) D is the child of A and B.
C) D is the child of B and C.
D) A is the child of C and D.
E) B is the child of A and C.

Question

Use Figure 20.3 to answer the following questions. The DNA profiles that follow represent four different individuals.
  
Figure 20.3
-Which of the following statements is most likely true?
A) D is the child of A and C. 
B) D is the child of A and B. 
C) D is the child of B and C. 
D) A is the child of C and D. 
E) B is the child of A and C.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

D has two bands that are not present in either A or C, but are both present in B. This suggests that D inherited one band from A and one band from B, making B the likely biological parent of D.