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DNA typing and forensic anthropology
A. DNA typing
1. What is DNA?
a. Nucleus of cells contain
RNA/DNA
b. DNA =
c. Nucleus has _________________________________ made up of DNA ***
d. Within each pair, one chromosome from sperm and one from egg ***
2. What makes DNA individual?
a. Four chemicals: ______________________________________ make up the DNA code ***
b. Chemical strung together=DNA code
c. Some sections of DNA vary from individual to individual
d. Scientists can link a strand of DNA to a given individual
e. 2 different people could possibly have the same blood type, not ______ ***
3. Criminal investigations
a. Specimens: ______________________________________________
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Provides powerfully compelling evidence ***
B.
Forensic anthropology
1. Skeletal anatomy
a. ________________________
b. Man = ___ pounds, woman = ___ pounds ***
2. What bones show
a. ________________________________
b. _____________________________ (rickets, polio, healed fractures, osteoporosis)
c. __________________________________________
d. Clues to _________________________________
3. Skeletal remains can show:
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______________________________________
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______________________________________
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________________________
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If the head is missing, it may be difficult to determine the victim’s race ***
Odontology and serology studies in forensic medicine
A. Odontology
1. Characteristics of __________________________________
a. No other part lasts longer
b. In fires, __________________________________________, after a house fire, the coroner would request a copy
of the victim’s odontogram in order to help identify the body. ***
c. No two people have identical teeth
2. Requirements for identification
a. ___________________________________
b. Dentists chart _____________________________________ of each tooth in a grid (odontogram)
c. Can also provide ______________________________ evidence
3. Teeth useful in determining subject’s age
B.
Serology
1. Blood type
a. Four types:_________________________________________
b. Rh factor (Rh factor is found in the __________________________) ***
c. Female cells have ______________________________
2.
Criminology
a. __________________________________ test to determine if it is indeed blood
b. __________________________________determines animal or human blood
c. Can determine type and gender from blood
d. Provides reliable and informative evidence