Your Textbook Names Three Distinct Functions of DNA Profiling

Multiple Choice

Your textbook names three distinct functions of DNA profiling. Which of the following is NOT one of these distinct functions?

A) collecting samples from all people at birth, so that a complete DNA database can be compiled
B) clearing innocent people convicted of rape and murder years after they began serving their sentences
C) linking or eliminating identified suspects to a crime
D) identifying "cold hits," where a sample from a crime scene is matched against numerous cases in a DNA database and a positive match is made