1. Using STRs, you calculate a Pm 1.0 x 106. There are approximately 6,700,000 p
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1. Using STRs, you calculate a Pm 1.0 x 106. There are approximately 6,700,000 people living in Massachusetts. Which of the following statements are TRUE? a. In addition to the defendant, other people in Massachusetts could have committed the crime. b. There is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that the suspect is a random match to the evidence c. The similarity between the suspect's genotype and the evidence is very low. d. The odds are 1,000,000 to 1 that the defendant is guilty. e. More than one of the above statements is TRUE. None of the above are true statements.Explanation / Answer
correct option would be option 'e'
STRs are short tandem repeats of DNA sequence,these are 2 to 5 bases long and they repeat multiple times, and these repeats are found at different loci throughout the gemone. These STRs are used for DNA profiling or fingerprinting. It is used for matching DNA samples obtained from a crime scene to a suspect.
In the above question Pm is give as 1.0 X 10-6 that is probability of match (Pm) is 1 in 1,000,000. In othe words options a,b and c holds true.
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