A Medical Researcher Is Trying to Determine If One of Her

question 24

Multiple Choice

A medical researcher is trying to determine if one of her patients is a long-lost descendant of Cleopatra. How could mitochondria help in the doctor's efforts?

• A)The doctor can compare the nuclear DNA of her patient to the mitochondrial DNA of known Cleopatra descendants.
• B)The doctor can compare the mitochondrial DNA of her patient to the nuclear DNA of known Cleopatra descendants.
• C)The doctor can compare mitochondrial DNA from her patient and known Cleopatra descendants.
• D)The doctor can compare the nuclear DNA of her patient's mitochondria to the nuclear DNA of known Cleopatra descendants.
• E)The doctor can compare the nuclear DNA of her patient to the mitochondrial DNA of known Cleopatra descendants and the mitochondrial DNA of her patient to the nuclear DNA of known Cleopatra descendants.

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