Vocabulary Midterm

This is used to make the DNA fragments visible.

• PCR

• Restriction enzymes

• STR

• DNA probe

Examples are blood, DNA, fingerprint

• class evidence

• individual evidence

• trace evidence

• direct evidence

A person who has seen the crime being committed.

• observer

• witness

• eyewitness

• police officer

The center of a loop or whorl.

• core

• bifurcation

• bridge

• delta

An investigator would use ninhydrin to find....

• patent fingerprint

• plastic fingerprint

• latent fingerprint

This is a method used to make many copies of DNA.

• STR

• PCR

• VNTR

Eyewitness account is considered what type of evidence?

• circumstantial

• individual

• class

• direct

Information that can be verified.

• fact

• opinion

• perception

• logic

A first responder is

• sketch artist

• police officer

• photographer

• eyewitness

Blood type, shoe print, weapon

• direct evidence

• class evidence

• individual evidence

• trace evidence