FDC FDC DNA Databases & CODIS

Question 1

What does CODIS stand for in the context of forensic DNA?

Accepted Answer

Combined DNA Index System

Answer

Centralized DNA Information Service

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Criminal DNA Offender Index System

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Coordinated Database Investigation System

Question 2

Which tier of CODIS is maintained at the national level by the FBI?

Accepted Answer

NDIS

Answer

LDIS

Answer

SDIS

Answer

FDIS

Question 3

Which DNA profile index in CODIS contains profiles from unsolved crime scenes?

Accepted Answer

Forensic Index

Answer

Offender Index

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Arrestee Index

Answer

Missing Persons Index

Question 4

What is the minimum number of STR loci currently required for a CODIS core profile?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

13

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 5

A 'candidate match' in CODIS must be confirmed by which process?

Accepted Answer

Re-extraction and re-analysis of the original evidence sample

Answer

Peer review of the electropherogram

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Comparison by a second analyst of the same profile

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Verification that both profiles meet NDIS standards

Question 6

Which federal law governs the collection, storage, and use of DNA profiles in the national CODIS database?

Accepted Answer

DNA Identification Act of 1994

Answer

Brady Act

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Innocence Protection Act

Answer

Patriot Act