514,840 views
36 votes
36 votes
B. What is a problem with partial DNA samples? In your answer, include how databases

relate to this problem.

User Roman Susi
by
3.0k points

2 Answers

13 votes
13 votes

Answer:

Partial profiles will match up with many more people than a full profile. And even full profiles may match with a person other than the culprit. Further complicating matters, a single DNA profile might be mistakenly generated when samples from multiple people are accidentally combined.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Mhl
by
3.0k points
24 votes
24 votes

Answer:

Partial profiles will match up with many more people than a full profile. And even full profiles may match with a person other than the culprit. Further complicating matters, a single DNA profile might be mistakenly generated when samples from multiple people are accidentally combined.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Alex Coppock
by
2.9k points