Decomposition
What is the most common insect that will arrive within minutes-hours on a dead body?
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
what are the 3 alleles to determine blood type
A,B & O
What microscope is used for analyzing evidence simultaneously side by side.
comparison microscope
Study postmortem processes like preservation and recovery of human remains.
Forensic taphonomy
Where is the first body farm located?
Knoxville, Tennesse
What famous names made a contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA?
Watson and Crick and Franklin.
This test reacts with blood causing it to fluoresce blue.
luminol
Examination and evaluation of dental evidence.
Forensic odontologists
What stage of decomposition results in producing gasses such as methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, causing the human body to double in size.
bloat stage
This specific DNA is passed on only by women. This DNA is important for ancestry discoveries.
Mitochondrial DNA
These cells defend the body from pathogens
leukocytes AKA white blood cells
The Knapp process uses____ ____ to obtain three dimensional footwear impressions.
dental stone
Forensic specialist who examines toolmarks and forearms.
Ballistics expert
What is Canada's body farm facility called?
REST[ES]
What does PCR stand for?
Polymerase chain reaction
Blood type is a ____characteristic.
class
This folding technique is used to collect physical evidence like powder, hairs and fibres.
druggist fold
Analyzes financial data and investigate in financial crimes.
Forensic accountant
The stiffening of the body muscles after death
Rigor mortis
What database is used to find a match between a biological sample and a profile of a person convicted of a crime?
CODIS
This pattern is created when blood is flung or thrown off of a blood bearing object in motion onto a surface.
cast-off
What colour do fingerprints turn when reacted with ninhydrin?
Purple
This discipline performs autopsies to assess the cause of death.
Forensic pathologist