What is the federal DNA database called?

• A. Afis
• B. Dna Registry
• C. Codis
• D. Iafis

Answer: (C)

DNA databases used in criminal justice store genetic profiles from crime scenes and offenders to help link cases and suspects across jurisdictions. The federal-level DNA database is CODIS, the Combined DNA Index System, run by the FBI. CODIS connects local, state, and national databases, enabling matches that cross state lines and even across agencies. AFIS and IAFIS, on the other hand, are fingerprint identification systems (Automated Fingerprint Identification System and Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System), not DNA databases. A term like “DNA Registry” isn’t an established system. So CODIS is the correct reference for the federal DNA database.