In establishing paternity by DNA fingerprinting,what proportion of microsatellite repeat alleles in a child come from the father?
A)none
B)1/4
C)1/2
D)3/4
E)all

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Half of a child's microsatellite repeat alleles come from the father and half from the mother. This is due to the fact that a child inherits one set of chromosomes from each parent, and each set contains one allele of each microsatellite repeat. Therefore, the correct answer is C, 1/2.

In Establishing Paternity by DNA Fingerprinting,what Proportion of Microsatellite Repeat