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Palo Verde Tree a Witness for the Prosecution!That could be the headline in a recent murder investigation. Detectives recently discovered pods from a Palo Verde tree in the truck of a suspect in an on-going murder investigation. Detectives on the scene of the crime also found similar trees with pods at the crime scene.
How did detectives nab the suspect based on the pod evidence?
A) Detectives knew that Palo Verde trees grew in a limited area of the state.
B) Detectives used DNA markers to match the pods from the truck to pods on the scene.
C) Detectives constructed a pedigree chart of the trees in the area to determine genotypes.
D) Detectives did test crosses in the lab to determine the relationship of the pods and trees

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Answer 1
Answer:

Detectives used DNA markers to match the pods from the truck to pods on the scene to nab the suspect in an ongoing murder investigation. Hence, the correct option is B.

What are DNA markers?

DNA markers are the variations that can be used to identify and track specific genes or regions of the genome. DNA markers are used in a variety of applications including medical, genetics, forensic science and agriculture.

There are several types of DNA markers such as SNP, AFLP, microsatellites, RFLP. In forensic science, they are used to identifying individuals by analyzing the DNA samples that are collected from the scene of crime.

In the case given here, by using DNA markers, the forensic experts helped the detectives to match the pods from the truck to the pods on the scene. Hence, the correct option is B.

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Answer 2
Answer:

B) Detectives used DNA markers to match the pods from the truck to pods on the scene.

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