Why Would a Scientist Use DNA Fingerprinting to Answer a Question

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Multiple Choice

Why would a scientist use DNA fingerprinting to answer a question about human migration?

• A) to determine what race a person belongs to
• B) to determine the paternity of an individual
• C) to determine the frequency of a particular allele in different populations
• D) to determine whether a recessive allele gave an advantage in a particular environment

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