Question 20 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points) (07.05 MC)
A burned body is found after a warehouse fire. You cannot obtain nuclear DNA suitable for testing, but you are able to
challenge will you encounter when trying to identify the person using mtDNA?
Everyone has the same mtDNA so you won't be able to narrow identity down.
mtDNA is most useful for information on traits like hair color so it won't narrow things down much.
mtDNA only shows patrilineal lineage so it will only show the father's mtDNA.
mtDNA is time consuming and expensive, not all labs have the capabilities to test this
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