A method used to determine if the DNA found at a crime scene belongs to a particular individual is short tandem repeat (STR).This method employs
A) Repeated sequences found at multiple sites in the DNA.
B) One particular gene found in the individual in question.
C) Fluorescent labeling of DNA found in the mitochondria.
D) Repeated sequences found at one specific site in the DNA.
E) The repeated segments at the end of chromosomes called telomeres.

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STR is a procedure where multiple repeating segments of DNA are amplified through PCR, fluorescently labeled and analyzed to determine their length. The repeated sequences will vary in length from one individual to the next since each individual has their own number of times that the sequence is repeated.Bloom's

A Method Used to Determine If the DNA Found at a Crime