AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -CODIS stands for Combined DNA Index System. This is a national database comprised of several indexes including DNA profiles from convicted offenders, arrestee, detainee, and legal samples, profiles developed from evidence in unsolved crimes, and profiles developed for the identification of missing persons.

Detailed explanation-2: -CODIS is a national DNA information repository maintained by the FBI that allows state and local crime laboratories to store and compare DNA profiles from crime-scene evidence and convicted offenders.

Detailed explanation-3: -CODIS is an acronym for Combined DNA Index System, which is a computer software program that operates local, state, and national databases of DNA profiles from convicted offenders, unsolved crime scene evidence, and missing persons.

Detailed explanation-4: -CODIS uses two indices to generate investigative leads in crimes that contain biological evidence-the forensic index contains DNA profiles from biological evidence left at crime scenes, and the offender index contains DNA profiles of individuals convicted of violent crimes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The National DNA Index (NDIS) contains over 14, 541, 796 profiles of those convicted of a crime, 4, 341, 864 profiles of those arrested and 1, 103, 683 forensic profiles as of April 2021. Ultimately, the success of the CODIS program will be measured by the crimes it helps to solve.