DNA
This is what DNA stands for.
Every human has 46 of these
What are chromosomes?
The raised and lowered sections of skin that make up your fingerprint are known as these.
What are ridges and furrows?
Evidence left behind by a living thing (blood, saliva, etc.)
What is biological?
A witness claims that the wrong person committed the crime.
What is eyewitness misidentification?
This is the name of the shape of a DNA molecule.
What is a double helix?
Chromosomes contain these sequences of DNA that determine your physical traits.
What are genes?
A fingerprint with two deltas is known as this.
What is a whorl?
What is pattern evidence?
A child confesses to a crime they did not commit.
What is false confession?
DNA is found in this organelle.
What is the nucleus?
The copying of DNA during mitosis is known as this.
What is replication?
Loop fingerprints have subcategories that are named after these two bones.
What are the radius and the ulna?
Evidence that can be changed by a person (open window, etc.)
What is conditional?
A police officer forges a suspects signature on a piece of evidence.
What is government misconduct?
These are the four letters that DNA bases consist of.
What are A, T, C, and G?
A random change in a genetic sequence is known as this.
What is a mutation?
This is what is on your skin that is left behind in a latent fingerprint.
What are oils and sweat?
Evidence that changes with time (scents, temperatures, etc)
What is transient?
A forensic scientist uses outdated and inaccurate methods to obtain a forensic match.
What is inadequate forensics?
These are the two scientists credited with discovering DNA.
Who are James Watson and Francis Crick?
The complete set of all of a person's genes is known as their this.
What is their genome?
This is the rarest subcategory of fingerprint, only 1% of fingerprints are this subcategory.
What is are tented arches?
Verbal evidence given in court or as a statement to police.
What is testimonial?
A witness gives false testimony in exchange for a bribe.
What is incentivized informants?