If you commit a crime, you need to make sure that you do not leave even the smallest speck of blood, hair, or other organic matter from your body. If you do, the DNA in this material can be amplified by ________, subjected to genetic analysis, and used

to identify you as the perpetrator of the crime.

A) PCR
B) STR analysis
C) restriction digests


Answer: A

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