Forensic science and paternity testing #9

Question 1

forensic science

Answer 1

the application of scientific knowledge and methodology to legal problems and criminal investigations

Question 2

what traces can be found on a crime site

Answer 2

~latent prints--comparisons are made on specific points called minutie
~blood-LUMINOL
~fibers
~documents
~toxicology
~bullets and ballistics

Question 3

DNA fingerprinting

Answer 3

is a molecular genetic method that enables identification of individuals using biological samples based on polymorphisms

Question 4

RFLP - restriction fragment length polymorphism

Answer 4

is a change in DNA sequence that determines the creation/ the abolition of a site recognized by a restriction enzyme

Question 5

VNTR- variable number of tandem repeats

Answer 5

by Alec Jeffreys, are more informative polymorphisms because they are characterized by multiple alleles