What Is an Expression for How Many Times More Likely

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is an expression for how many times more likely the child's allele is inherited from the alleged father than by random occurrence of the allele in the general population?

• A) Exclusion
• B) Paternity index
• C) Inclusion
• D) Allele frequency

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