Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305251052
Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 8QP

DNA Profiles as Tools for Identification

STRs are:

  1. a. used for DNA profiles
  2. b. repeated sequences present in the human genome
  3. c. highly variable in copy number
  4. d. all of these
  5. e. none of these
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Discuss the concept of the use of DNA in genome identification.
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