In Forensics, the Laws in the United States and Elsewhere

question 27

Multiple Choice

In forensics, the laws in the United States and elsewhere allow the establishment of databases of PCR amplification of short tandem repeats (STRs) of the Y chromosome. Which of these statements would provide an appropriate basis for making such databases divided by ethnicity?

• A)Different heritage groups have different levels of such polymorphisms.
• B)It would be easier to evaluate suspects of different ethnicities.
• C)It would show detectives which ethnic category they should be looking for.
• D)Most crimes of certain types are found among certain groups.
• E)Y polymorphisms increase with the probability of criminal behavior.

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