If the DNA fingerprint of a suspect does NOT match a blood sample from a crime scene, what can you conclude?
A) The DNA in the blood sample probably degraded in a short period of time.
B) The suspect was never at the crime scene.
C) The blood sample had to come from another person, but the suspect may still have been there.
D) The suspect may have been at the crime scene, because DNA fingerprinting has a large error rate.
C
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