The columns in the accompanying figure represent F (for female), C (for children), and M (for male). The presence of the band marked with arrow #2, shows that:
a. this DNA sequence in the children is a mutation.
b. this DNA sequence in the children is inherited from their mother.
c. this DNA sequence in the children is inherited from their father.
d. this sequence in the children is inherited from both their mother and father.
e. individual F is not the mother of these children.
b
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