……….is a database maintained by the FBI laboratory as an aid for the identification and conviction of violent offenders. The acronym stands for…..
A) CODIS; Combined Data Index System
B) CODIS; Combined Designed Index System
C) CODIS; Combined DNA Index System
D) AFIS; Automated Finger Print Index System
E) AFIS; Automated Finger Print Information System

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CODIS stands for Combined DNA Index System, which is a database maintained by the FBI laboratory for identifying and convicting violent offenders using DNA profiling. Option A and B are not correct as they use "Data" and "Designed" instead of "DNA". Option D and E refer to AFIS which stands for Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which is a different database used for identifying individuals based on their fingerprints, not DNA.

………Is a Database Maintained by the FBI Laboratory as an Aid