5. John (male, 65) and Mary (female, 60, married to John) argue that their late

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5. John (male, 65) and Mary (female, 60, married to John) argue that their late son, Zack (male, deceased, 32), did not father Garry (male, 2). John and Mary argue that Garry was fathered by Wally (male, s0), the new husband of Nina (female, 28). Nina, Garry's mother is of course, enraged. At stake is the sizable inheritance that Zack left for Garry, and that John wants to keep. You are brought in as an expert to perform a unfortunately, Zack was cremated with all his belongings (an old Tuvaluan custom). After analyzing the DNA gel, you drop a bombshell. Explain your findings and dissect all possible family relationships between these individuals. um ar Garry Nina Wally John Mary

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An off spring contains the mixture of its parents which is clearly seen in DNA profiles too; the individual bands in mother and father are present in the child. from the above analysis, it looks like Nina is not Garry's mother. He shares one band with wally and one with mary.

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