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Setting: Futuristic City of New Halton, population 15,000,000 Everyone's DNA is stored in a bank. The bank is searchable by law enforcement and the justice system for court cases. A man is on trial for a crime. The only evidence against him is some DNA found at the scene of the crime. The prosecutor says "There's a 1 in a million chance that the DNA at the scene would match the defendant's! He must be guilty!" What are the chances the defendant is actually guilty?

Setting: Futuristic City of New Halton, population 15,000,000 Everyone's DNA is stored in a bank. The bank is searchable by law enforcement and the justice system for court cases. A man is on trial for a crime. The only evidence against him is some DNA found at the scene of the crime. The prosecutor says "There's a 1 in a million chance that the DNA at the scene would match the defendant's! He must be guilty!" What are the chances the defendant is actually guilty?

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN:9780134580999
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Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
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Setting: Futuristic City of New Halton, population 15,000,000 Everyone's DNA is stored in a bank. The bank is searchable by law enforcement and the justice system for court cases. A man is on trial for a crime. The only evidence against him is some DNA found at the scene of the crime. The prosecutor says "There's a 1 in a million chance that the DNA at the scene would match the defendant's! He must be guilty!" What are the chances the defendant is actually guilty?
Transcribed Image Text:Setting: Futuristic City of New Halton, population 15,000,000 Everyone's DNA is stored in a bank. The bank is searchable by law enforcement and the justice system for court cases. A man is on trial for a crime. The only evidence against him is some DNA found at the scene of the crime. The prosecutor says "There's a 1 in a million chance that the DNA at the scene would match the defendant's! He must be guilty!" What are the chances the defendant is actually guilty?
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