DNA fingerprinting has been used in criminal investigations because

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a
criminals leave DNA samples behind them when they touch an object at a crime scene.
b
DNA found on murder weapons is easy to identify.
c
DNA analysis allows investigators to distinguish body cells of different individuals, who are unlikely to have the same DNA.
d
bacterial DNA on the hands of criminals may provide a clue as to where that person was when the crime was committed.

c

DNA analysis allows investigators to distinguish body cells of different individuals, who are unlikely to have the same DNA.