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- 2. The impact of spilled blood on surfaces. The pattern of the impact can provide vital information about the source of the blood.
- 3. Any object that contains handwritten or typewritten markings whose source or authenticity are not known, but which is still relevant to the outcome of a legal proceeding.
- 8. The attempt by a perpetrator or accomplice to alter a crime scene in order to reduce its evidentiary value.
- 11. The FBI database that enables federal, state, and local crime labs to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically.
- 13. A type of fingerprint made by deposits of oils and/or perspiration, not usually visible to the human eye.
- 16. A technique by which DNA fragments are placed in a gel and charged with electricity. The process separates the fragments by size, as part of the process of creating a genetic profile.
- 17. A networked, computer database of fired cartridge casing and bullet images for forensic laboratories.
- 18. The study of the anatomy, growth, and diseases of the teeth.
- 19. Term used to describe a death due to lack of oxygen.
- 20. The scientific study of insects.
- 21. The unique patterns created by skin ridges found on the palm sides of fingers and thumbs.
- 22. A tool used to aid investigators by providing information about the type of individual committing a specific crime.
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- 1. The science of motion projectiles.
- 4. The interpretation of size, shape, orientation, and distribution of bloodstains on various surfaces, and what information can be derived from the proper interpretation of the stains.
- 5. A short sequence of genetic information found outside of the cell nucleus in cells. It is passed only from mother to child.
- 6. Term used to describe blood that travels from a source due to the movement of that source.
- 7. Literally, the stiffness of death. Due to the depletion of ATP and the production of complexes between actin and myosin in muscles.
- 9. Anything that has been used, left, removed, altered, or contaminated during the commission of a crime.
- 10. Material deposited at a crime scene that can only be detected through a deliberate processing procedure.
- 12. Type of print in which an Impression of a person's fingers are left in a soft substance, such as wax, soap or putty.
- 14. From the Latin, Modus Operandi; Refers to method by which crimes are committed.
- 15. Classification of fingerprint found in approximately 5% of population.
- 22. The diameter of the bore of a rifled firearm, usually expressed in hundredths of an inch.