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Hair/Fiber
Forensic Science
Question | Answer |
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Hair is composed of what protein? | Keratin |
Hair is produced from what structure? | Hair Follicle |
Hair color is the result of? | Pigments |
What are the two hair shapes? | Round or Oval |
What are the two hair textures? | Curly or Straight |
What must be present in hair to test for DNA? | The Root |
What are the three principle parts of hair? | Cuticle, Cortex and Medulla |
What are the three phases of growth? | Anagen, Catagen and Telogen |
What is the smallest unit of a textile material that has a length many times greater than its diameter? | Fiber |
What types of fibers come from plants and animals? | Natural |
Nylon, Rayon and polyester are examples of what type of fiber? | Synthetic |
Microspectrophotometer Dye chromatography Chemical composition Birefringence Infrared absorption | Ways to analyze fibers |