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minus-square@Wogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoIt’s not exclusively DNA they’re using. It never was exclusively DNA. There are location, sex, age, and other factors to consider that help narrow it down. You could have 1000 close matches, but only half a dozen or so that could actually have committed the crime, and only a few of them that fit the profile.
minus-square@spacecowboy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish-1•7 months agoYou guys are arguing semantics. Walk away…
It’s not exclusively DNA they’re using.
It never was exclusively DNA.
There are location, sex, age, and other factors to consider that help narrow it down. You could have 1000 close matches, but only half a dozen or so that could actually have committed the crime, and only a few of them that fit the profile.
You guys are arguing semantics. Walk away…