Download Forensic Science Chapter 8 - Serology Study Guide

Forensic Science Chapter 8 - Serology Study Guide
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1.
What is serology?
2.
What is blood?
3.
List 4 parts of blood...
4.
Who & when were the different types of blood groupings discovered?
5.
What are the 4 different types of blood antigens / groups?
6.
How many different blood factors have now been discovered?
7.
Which component of blood makes up 55% of the volume?
8.
What is an antigen and what is its function?
9.
What is an antibody and its function?
10. What is agglutination and why does it happen?
11. What is the world wide statistical average for the different blood types?
12. What is the EMIT type of immunoassay?
13.
How are polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies made?
14.
What component of the blood do the benzidine and Kastle-Meyer color tests
interact with?
15. What is a peroxidase?
16. What are 2 sources of false positives for the Kastle-Meyer color test?
17. What is Luminol and what is it used for?
18. What does a positive Luminol test look like?
19. What is Bluestar and what is its advantage?
20. Why are microcrystalline tests not used more often?
21. What does the Precipitin Test determine??
22. What is Gel Diffusion testing used for?
23. How is Gel Electrophoresis different from regular diffusion?
24. How old can the blood sample be and still show positive in precipitin methods?
25. What is a gene?
26. What is a chromosome?
27. How many chromosomes do YOU have?
28. What are the male and female gender chromosomes?
29. What is a locus?
30. What is the difference between homozygous and heterozygous genes?
31. What is a genotype?
32. What is a phenotype?
33. What is a Punnett square?
34. How many sperm cells are normally released from a male during copulation?
35. What is the main test used to test for seminal fluid?
36. What is the PSA ?
37.
What are the 12 steps of evidence collection for a rape case?