State the name of the process used to produce the pattern of bands seen in the image.

Determine, with a reason, which male is the father of the child.

gel electrophoresis/DNA profiling

male 1 because all child’s bands / alleles match either mother or male 1 / (approximately) half of bands match male 1 [1]
Do not accept reference to genes.

Most candidates answered this question correctly.

If candidates had difficulty with this question it was due to communication issues. Some referred to the bands as genes and others found it difficult to clearly express their rationale for identifying Male 1 as the father.