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-on X and Y chromosome
-6 longer on Y than X
-how you tell difference between man and woman |
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| cells derived from inner cheek lining |
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| composed of DNA, genes are located in it |
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| complementary base pairing |
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| specific pairing of A WITH T and C WITH G |
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| -separating DNA, next step after RFLP |
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| total DNA content found in nucleus of cell, carries genetic info |
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| joining two complementary strands of DNA to form a double-stranded molecule |
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| when quantity of DNA bearing cells collected is fewer than 18 |
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| maternally inherited DNA is in each one |
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| polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
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-replicating or copying a portion of DNA outside a living cell
-now used for crimescene DNA matching instead of DNA Replication or RLFP |
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| short strand of DNA used to target a region of DNA for replication by PCR |
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| chemicals that cut DNA molecules at specific locations |
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used in monica lewinsky case
different fragment lengths of base pairs that result from using restriction enzymes to cut DNA |
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| procedure used to determine order of base pairs that constitute DNA |
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| short tandem repeat (STR) |
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-latest, most succesful DNA typing
-region of DNA molecule that contains short segments consisting of 3 to 7 base pairs |
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region of chromosome that contains multiple copies of DNA sequence that are arrange in repeating fashion
-how you distinguish one individual from another |
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on Y chromosomes
-way to separate out one male's dna from another |
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1.heat DNA to about 94 (they separate)
2. add primers to separated strands and allow them to combine (lower temp)
3. add DNA polymerase, strands rebuild
3. extension: |
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| cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia |
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| color-blindness, hemophilia |
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| start with 46 chromosomes, end with 46 chromosomes |
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start with 46 chromosomes, end with 23 in each cell
SYNAPSIS happens, TETRAD |
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| expert sways jury even though there is a ton of blood evidence |
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| BIll Clinton/Monica Lewinsky |
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| got out of jail but was in for 28 years after being wrongly accused |
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| cold case but DNA was linked with new technology (old was not sufficient) |
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| paul ware vs state of tennessee |
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| first time that mito dna is permitted in court |
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| used mito dna to match him to brother |
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| first lt. michael blassie |
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| identified by mito DNA after being unidentified |
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| rape woman (contact lens) |
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| -found pieces of contact lens in man's apartment |
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-picture converted to pixels
-software changes numerical value of pixels |
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| -oldest technique, exposing latent fingerprints to iodine vapors |
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-fingerprint made by deposit of oils/sweat
-invisible to naked eye |
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| -device (inkless) for capturing fprints |
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| -fingerprint impressed in soft surface |
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| -must match in two fingies |
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-starts in 1982
newest after iodiine fuming |
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| -fingerprint is with ink blood or dirt on surface |
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| 3 basic principles of fingerprints |
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1. fingerprint is an individual characteristic
2. fingerprint remains unchanged during an individuals lifetime
3. have general ridge patterns that permit them to by classified |
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| uses automatic scanning devices that convert the image of a fingerprint into digital shows ridges |
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killed MLK
-left fingerprints on rifle |
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| -first person to be convicted of crime because of fingerprint |
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| -was innocent, but an expert matched his fprints (second expert was too scared to say he was innocent) |
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| interior of a firearm barrel |
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| -diameter of bore expressed in hundredths of inch or millimeters |
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not ballistics
-determining whether bullet was fired by particular weapon |
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| -cut or low-lying portions between lands in a rifled bore |
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| raised portion between the grooves in a rifled bore |
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| -spiral grooves formed in bore that impart spin when gun is fire |
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| techniques for rifling a barrel |
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| things that affect bullets trajectory |
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| humidity, elevation, wind |
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| -found car, found rifle, matched bullets |
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| nicola sacco and barteolemeo |
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| -goddard was called in and used comparison microscope to convict them |
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| -able to trace to 14 guns |
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| st valentines day massacre |
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-comparison microscope
-able to deterimine guns used but people were never caught |
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internal: interior workings of weapon
external: flight of bullet from muzzle to target
terminal: what happens to bullet after it hits target |
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