When analyzing the automated DNA fingerprints of a father and his biological daughter, a technician examined 50 peaks and found that 30 of them were a perfect match. In other words, 30 out of 50 peaks, or 60%, were a perfect match. Is this percentage too high, or would you expect a value of only 50%? Explain why or why not.

When analyzing the automated DNA fingerprints of a father and his biological daughter, a technician examined 50 peaks and found that 30 of them were a perfect match. In other words, 30 out of 50 peaks, or 60%, were a perfect match. Is this percentage too high, or would you expect a value of only 50%? Explain why or why not.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133478294

Author:Chatterjee

Publisher:Chatterjee

Chapter13: Artifacts And Noise In Medical Instrumentation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7P

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