Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 14, Problem 8QP
DNA Profiles as Tools for Identification
STRs are:
- a. used for DNA profiles
- b. repeated sequences present in the human genome
- c. highly variable in copy number
- d. all of these
- e. none of these
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