Two men claim to be the father of baby Joyce Doe. Joyces mother had her CODIS STR

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Two men claim to be the father of baby Joyce Doe. Joyce’s mother had her CODIS STR DNA profile analyzed and was homozygous for allele 8 at the TPOX locus (allele 8 contains 8 repeats of the GAAT sequence at this polymorphic locus). Baby Joyce is heterozygous for alleles 8 and 11 at this locus. In an attempt to resolve the disputed paternity, the two men were tested for their STR DNA profiles at the TPOX locus on chromosome 2. Putative father 1 was heterozygous for alleles 8 and 11 at the TPOX locus, and putative father 2 was homozygous for allele 11 at this locus. Can these results resolve this case of disputed paternity. If so, who is the biological father? If not, why not?

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Principles of Genetics

ISBN: 978-1119142287

7th edition

Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons

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