Which of the following statements about the process of forensic DNA profiling is INCORRECT?

a) After a profile has been done, a complete DNA sequence is often used to verify the results.
b) Since the tests are often run on very small biological samples, like drops of blood, PCR reactions are used to amplify the DNA before the profiling begins.
c) The technique takes advantage of the fact that portions of the human genome vary greatly throughout the population.
d) The results are always given in terms of the probability that two individual's DNA could give the exact same genetic profile.
e) All of the above choices are correct.


Ans: a) After a profile has been done, a complete DNA sequence is often used to verify the results.

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