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Forensics Ch 3 Hair Analysis

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Comparison Microscope
a compound microscope that allows the side-by-side comparison of samples, such as of hair or fibers
Cortex
A region of a hair located outside the medulla that contains granules of pigment
Cuticle
The tough outer covering of a hair that is composed of overlapping scales
Gas Chromatography
A method of separating chemicals to establish their quantities
Hair follicle
The actively growing base of a hair that contains DNA and living cells
Hair shaft
Part of the hair above the follicle, contains mitochondrial DNA
Keratin
a type of fibrous protein that makes up the majority of the cortex of a hair
Medulla
The central core of a hair
Melanin granules
Bits of pigment found in the cortex of a hair
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
genetic material in the mitochondria of the cytoplasm of a cell; only inherited from the mother
nuclear DNA
genetic material in the nucleus of a cell
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