Researchers began using short tandem repeats (STRs) because
A) shorter DNA molecules were more likely to persist in a violent situation.
B) each person has no more than one copy of each STR.
C) STRs are nonuniformly distributed.
D) restrictive enzymes cannot be used to cut short DNA molecules.
A) shorter DNA molecules were more likely to persist in a violent situation.
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