Imagine a Crime Scene in Which Traditional Sources of Evidence

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Essay

Imagine a crime scene in which traditional sources of evidence have not yielded a suspect.A DNA profile is generated and run through the CODIS database.There is no perfect match; however,one person has at least one band in common with the crime-scene DNA at every STR site.This person,however,is in jail and could not have committed the crime.Is this information still useful for identifying a potential suspect?

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Definitions:

Price Decrease

A reduction in the cost at which goods or services are sold to consumers.

Budget Constraint

The limitations on the goods and services available for purchase, based on the income and prices, reflecting the trade-off between different choices.

Money Income

The total amount of monetary earnings received by an individual or household, including wages, salaries, and other forms of financial income.

Budget Constraint

The limit set by available resources, defining the combination of goods or services that a consumer can afford.