Identification: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Identification

Sample item

What method offers high individualizing value in a living person?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. DNA profiling

DNA profiling compares multiple genetic markers and has high individualizing power when quality samples and appropriate reference material are available.

Option by option

  • A. Height measurement

    Height is shared by many people and changes little specificity.

  • B. Blood group alone

    Blood group alone cannot individualize a person.

  • C. DNA profiling (correct)

    Correct: DNA profiling has high individualizing discriminatory value.

  • D. Hair color

    Hair color is common and easily altered.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, DNA profiling. DNA profiling compares multiple genetic markers and has high individualizing power when quality samples and appropriate reference material are available.

Why is "Height measurement" not the answer?

Height is shared by many people and changes little specificity.

Why is "Blood group alone" not the answer?

Blood group alone cannot individualize a person.

Why is "Hair color" not the answer?

Hair color is common and easily altered.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Identification in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: DNA profiling has high individualizing discriminatory value.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Identification?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.