Sam Wasser and colleagues use 16 markers to identify elephants. Using this many markers makes an identification almost certain and,
as you will learn in Case Two, allows scientists to determine where in
Africa an ivory sample came from, even in the absence of a DNA
sample from a poached elephant.
The gel at left shows the genotype of an ivory sample that was
analyzed using all 16 markers.
Using the allele frequencieš listed, what is the chance
that an elephant other than the one sampled from
Garamba National Park would have this genetic profile?
A. 1 in 40
B. 1 in go million
C. 1 in 8 x 108
D. 1 in 119 X 1024