Using STRs, you calculate a Pm = 1.0 times 10^-6. There are approximately 6, 700

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Using STRs, you calculate a Pm = 1.0 times 10^-6. There are approximately 6, 700,000 people living in Massachusetts. Which of the following statements are TRUE? a. In addition to the defendant, 5 other people in Massachusetts could have committed the crime. b. There is a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that the suspect is a random match to the evidence. c. The similarity between the suspect's genotype and the evidence is very low. d. The odds are 1,000,000 to 1 that the defendant is guilty. e. More than one of the above statements is TRUE. f. None of the above are true statements.

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Ans e more than one above statements is true

Because the pm value calculated is 1× 10-6 = 1/ 1000000 so there is 1 in 1,000,000 chance that the suspect is random match of evidence. And also the very low pm value in str indicates that similarity between genome of suspect and evidence is very low.

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