Question

7. 4 points) Look at the gel below and choose the stateme nt that correctly describes the data Child#2 Child#3 Father Mother Child i,Phis gel depicts four alleles. Ji-The father could be the biological father of children 1 and 2., VRThe mother could only be the biological mother of child 3. u·The father could not be the biological father of any of the children. v.The father could be the biological parent of allthe children, and the mother could be the biological parent of all the children. a. 1
Please i would really be thankful if someone could explain this with an answer asap.

Answer 1

i. The gel depicts four alleles: This is a correct statement as the gel depicts two alleles from the father and two alleles from the mother.

ii. The father could be the biological father of children 1 and 2: This is a correct statement, both the child 1 and 2 have at least one allele from the father, which shows he is a biological father.

iii. The mother could only be the biological mother of child 3: This a false statement, the mother will be the biological mother of child 1, 2 & 3.

iv. The father could not be the biological father of any of the children: This is a false statement, the father is a biological father of child 1 & 2.

v. This is a false statement, the father could be the biological parent of two children.

The answer would be i and ii