Which male was the father of Ling-Ling's baby? Explain how you know.

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2. Ling-Ling was a female giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. (O’Brien et al. 1984). In March of 1983, Ling-Ling copulated with her male companion Hsing-Hsing. Ling-Ling also was artificially inseminated with sperm from a male giant panda at the London Zoo, ChiaChia. On 21 July 1983 she gave birth to a baby that died shortly after birth. The following genotypes were detected at six protein loci by protein electrophoresis. Which male was the father of Ling-Ling's baby? Explain how you know.

 

Locus
1
2
3
4
5
6
Ling Ling
A/A
B/b
C/c
d/d
E/e
F/F
Baby
A/a
b/b
C/c
D/d
E/e
F/F
Hsing Hsing
A/a
b/b
c/c
D/d
E/E
F/F
Chia Chia
A/A
b/b
c/c
d/d
E/e
F/f
Transcribed Image Text:Locus 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ling Ling A/A B/b C/c d/d E/e F/F Baby A/a b/b C/c D/d E/e F/F Hsing Hsing A/a b/b c/c D/d E/E F/F Chia Chia A/A b/b c/c d/d E/e F/f
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