DNA Forensics Problem Set 1

Problem 6: Probability

Probability calculations are used in forensic applications of DNA fingerprinting to determine if:

A. DNA from two different sources have matching alleles.
B. DNA samples were degraded before analysis.
C. A match between alleles of different DNA samples might have occured by chance.
D. An unknown DNA sample is from a male or a female.
E. Alleles in the suspect's DNA are different from alleles of a victim's DNA.


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