Forensics Science Ch 3 Vocab

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Class evidence:

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Material linking an individual or thing to a group.

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Comparison microscope

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A compound microscope for side-by-side comparison of samples like hair or fibers.

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Cortex

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Region of hair outside the medulla with pigment granules.

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Cuticle

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Tough outer covering of hair with overlapping scales.

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Hair follicle

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Actively growing root/base of hair with DNA and living cells.

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Individual evidence

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Identifies a specific person or thing.

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Keratine

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Fibrous protein in hair cortex.

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Medulla

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Central core of a hair fiber.

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melanin granules

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bits of pigment in hair cortex

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Neutron activation analysis

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Method to determine element composition in a sample.