Questions from Crime and Investigation

Q: 31. True or False: The ultimate value of soil as

31. True or False: The ultimate value of soil as evidence depends on its variation at the crime scene. _________ 32. To develop an idea of the soil variation within the crime-scene area, standard/ref...

Q: 1. Karl Landsteiner discovered that blood can be classified by its

1. Karl Landsteiner discovered that blood can be classified by its ___________. 2. True or False: No two individuals, except for identical twins, can be expected to have the same combination of blood...

Q: 11. Serum contains proteins known as ___________, which destroy or inactivate

11. Serum contains proteins known as ___________, which destroy or inactivate antigens. 12. An antibody reacts with (any, only a specific) antigen. 13. True or False: Agglutination describes the clu...

Q: 21. The distribution of type A blood in the United States

21. The distribution of type A blood in the United States is approximately (42, 15) percent. 22. The distribution of type AB blood in the United States is approximately (12, 3) percent. 23. (All, Mo...

Q: 31. The sex of an offspring is always determined by the

31. The sex of an offspring is always determined by the (mother, father). 32. Genes that influence a given characteristic and are aligned with one another on a chromosome pair are known as __________...

Q: 1. The fundamental unit of heredity is the ___________.

1. The fundamental unit of heredity is the ___________. 2. Each gene is actually composed of ___________, specifically designed to carry out a single body function. 3. A(n) ___________ is a very lar...

Q: For each of the following pieces of evidence, indicate whether the

For each of the following pieces of evidence, indicate whether the item is more likely to possess class or individual characteristics and explain your answers. a. An impression from a new automobile t...

Q: 11. ___________ are derived from a combination of up to 20

11. ___________ are derived from a combination of up to 20 known amino acids. 12. The production of an amino acid is controlled by a sequence of ___________ bases on the DNA molecule. 13. True or Fa...

Q: 21. Used as markers for identification purposes, ___________ are locations

21. Used as markers for identification purposes, ___________ are locations on the chromosome that contain short sequences that repeat themselves within the DNA molecule and in great abundance througho...

Q: 31. True or False: Y-STR data is normally

31. True or False: Y-STR data is normally entered into the CODIS database collection. ___________. 32. Small amounts of blood are best submitted to a crime laboratory in a (wet, dry) condition. 33....