For Paternity Testing to Work, Which of the Following Must

Question

For paternity testing to work, which of the following must be true?
A) A child can inherit all of their alleles from their father.
B) The true mother must be known.
C) The father and the mother cannot be identical twins.
D) A child must inherit half of their alleles from their father, the other half come from the mother.
E) The father must be homozygous for any allele that is tested.

Accepted Answer

For paternity testing to be accurate, a child must inherit half of their alleles from their father and the other half from their mother. This genetic principle allows for the comparison of a child's DNA with that of the presumed father to determine a match.