The Federal Bureau of Investigation has developed the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) , which is 13 loci that are used to develop DNA fingerprints for crime solving.Which of the following characteristics is FALSE concerning these 13 loci?
A) They are unlinked so that variation at each locus can assort independently.
B) Alleles at each locus are analyzed with Southern blotting.
C) Each locus has multiple alleles.
D) When all 13 loci are used together, the probability that two randomly selected people will have the same DNA fingerprint is less than one in 10 billion.
E) The 13 loci are short tandem repeats (STRs) .
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