Parts of the hair
The outer most layer of the hair
What is... cuticle
Protein found in hair
What is... Keratin
Most found piece of evidence
What is... hair
Human cuticle pattern
Imbricate
mtDNA establishes relationships with
What is... mother
The two inner layers of the hair
What is... medulla and cortex
Pigment gives hair its color
What is........ Melanin
The number of hairs needed for a good sample to identify a sample
What is... 50
Banded color patterns are possible in
What is... animals but not in humans
Type of evidence hair with nuclear DNA can be classified as
What is... individual evidence
The three basic cuticle patterns
What is... Coronal, Spinous, Imbricate
List 2 functions of hair
What is... decreases friction, regulates body temperature (answers may vary)
Chemical tests reveal (3)
What is... drugs, toxins, and heavy metals
Difference between Asian and African hair (appearance)
What is... Asian hair is typically straight whilst African hair is usually curly or coiled
The root contains " " DNA
What is... nuclear DNA
The four types of medullas
What is... continuous, interrupted, fragmented or segmented, and solid
Hair protects against
What is... sunlight
What is... PCR
Animal with coronal cuticle pattern
What is... Mouse
3 stages of hair development
How to find medullary index
What is... dividing diameter of medulla by diameter of hair
Humans are born with " " hair follicles
What is... 5 million
Electron microscopes provide a magnification of " " times or more
What is... 50,000
Animal with spinous cuticle pattern
What is... cat
1 out of 2 scientists that covered hair in a forensic science text (1883)
What is... Alfred Swaine Taylor or Thomas Stevenson