Question

forensic scientists can match missing persons and their families by matching maternal dna to the missing individual. which type of dna technology is used for this purpose? y - chromosome analysis ntdna (mitochondrial dna) analysis pcr (polymerase chain reaction) analysis strs (short tandem repeats)

Explanation:

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is maternally - inherited. Analyzing mtDNA can match missing persons to their maternal relatives as all individuals inherit their mtDNA from their mothers. STRs are used for general individual identification, PCR is a technique to amplify DNA, and Y - chromosome analysis is used for paternal lineage analysis.

Answer:

C. mtDNA (mitochondrial DNA) analysis