Which of the following statements about DNA profiling is false?
A)The percent of differences in DNA between people is great (99.9%).
B)Small DNA samples can be used through a process called PCR.
C)Everyone has different DNA, except identical twins.
D)DNA can be extracted from almost any biological sample.

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The false statement is A) because the actual difference in DNA between people is small, not great. More than 99% of human DNA sequences are the same across individuals, making the percent of differences less than 1%.

Which of the Following Statements About DNA Profiling Is False