ESSENTIALS OF GENETICS-W/MOD.ACCESS
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Author: KLUG
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter CHST3, Problem 3DQ
If you were acting as a defense lawyer in a murder case that used DNA profiling as evidence against the defendant, how would you explain to the jury the limitations that might alter their interpretation of the crime scene DNA profile?
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