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- 7. Computer forensics is the application of investigation and analysis techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a particular computing device in a way that is suitable for presentation in a court of law.
- 8. deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
- 9. Minutiae refer to specific points in a fingerprint, these are the small details in a fingerprint that are most important for fingerprint recognition. There are three major types of minutiae features: the ridge ending, the bifurcation, and the dot (also called short ridge).
- 10. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
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- 1. another term for genetic fingerprinting.
- 2. Definition of Friction Ridge Patterns. Friction ridges are the patterns of ridges that appear on on the palms of the hands (including fingers) and soles of the feet (including toes). Friction ridges are thought to have evolved for manipulation and sensory purposes.
- 3. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
- 4. a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
- 5. Trace evidence refers to a sub-part or component of a material, or small, often microscopic amounts of material not readily visible to the naked eye. Trace evidence is usually transferred through physical contact during the commission of a crime or occurrence of an incident.
- 6. the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension or as a vapor (as in gas chromatography) through a medium in which the components move at different rates.