One of the Advantages of STR Profiling Over VNTR Profiling

Question

One of the advantages of STR profiling over VNTR profiling is that_______ .
A)it presents more variable sequences reducing false positive matches
B)STRs are not variable in the number of repeats,whereas VNTRs are
C)STRs are variable in the number of repeats,whereas VNTRs are not
D)it requires much less DNA because PCR can be used to amplify small samples

Accepted Answer

PCR can be used to amplify small samples in STR profiling, whereas VNTR profiling requires larger amounts of DNA for accurate analysis.