Human Identification Flashcards

1
Q

Primary criteria for human identification:

A

Visual appearance
Photography
DNA
Fingerprints (dactylography)
Handwriting

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2
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Which people are more accurate in photography: the living or the dead?

A

Photography is more accurate in living people

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3
Q

Types of Fingerprints:

A

Arch
Loop (most common)
Whorl

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4
Q

Conditions that can hide or change fingerprint:

A

Burns
Disease: leprosy or dermatitis

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5
Q

You cannot take DNA from:

A

RBCs

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6
Q

How to differentiate bt twins in the same dna:

A

Fingerprint

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7
Q

Which dna used to determine maternal strain

A

Mitochondrial dna

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8
Q

Uses of dna:

A

Medicine : inherited diseases
Stain identification
Paternity
Forensice for human identification

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9
Q

Secondary criteria for human identification:

A

Tatto
Piercing
Halls in ear and nose
Hair style and texture
Jewelry
Clothes: searching for ID, mobile, and pictures or the presence of residue from the offender or from the car, such as paint

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10
Q

Which bone is the best in age and race estimation

A

Skull

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11
Q

Difference in skull bt male and female:

A

Female : smaller and smooth with round chin and small mastoid.
Male : bigger and rough with square chin and big mastoid.

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12
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Difference in pelvis bt male and female:

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Narrow suprapubic angle and higher iliac blades in male

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