In a Forensic Lab, DNA Samples from a Mother (M)

question 35

Short Answer

In a forensic lab, DNA samples from a mother (M) and her child (C) have been analyzed at three short tandem repeat (STR) loci using PCR and gel electrophoresis. The same analysis has been performed for five men (1 to 5). According to the results below, which men can be eliminated as possible candidates for the biological father of the child? Your answer would be a number composed of digits 1 to 5 only, e.g. 145.

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