DNA extracted from hair, blood, or other bodily fluids and tissues from a crime scene can be used as evidence in a criminal case. What features of human DNA are typically used to "match" DNA found at a crime scene with the DNA of an individual?
A) restriction fragment length polymorphisms created by digestion with one restriction endonuclease
B) variability in the number of short tandem repeats at 13 sites within the human genome
C) the complete sequence of the human genome
D) single nucleotide polymorphisms
E) single nucleotide polymorphisms that cause restriction fragment length polymorphisms
Answer: B
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