Crime Investigators Have Obtained a Sample of DNA from a Crime

question 214

Multiple Choice

Crime investigators have obtained a sample of DNA from a crime scene that is believed to be from the main suspect, who remains at large.To determine whether the DNA matches their main suspect, they compare the DNA sample with that of the suspect's parents, using DNA fingerprinting.The investigators focus on _______ sequences in their DNA analysis.

• A) X-linked
• B) highly conserved (sequences that have few alleles)
• C) restriction
• D) Y-linked
• E) highly polymorphic

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Definitions:

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