If five microsatellite alleles in a blood sample from a crime scene and a suspect's DNA match, can a forensic scientist say without a doubt that the suspect left the evidence?a. Yes; if the suspect hadn't done it, he wouldn't be a suspect.b. No; it depends on how frequent the alleles are in the population.c. Yes; the alleles match.d. No; the researchers likely made a mistake during their blood sample collection; that is, either 15 microsatellite alleles will match or none of the microsatellite alleles will match.

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