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22 Cards in this Set
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arch |
a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and leaves from the other side |
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core |
a center of a loop or whorl |
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delta |
a triangular ridge pattern w ridges that go in different directions above and below a triangle |
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fingerprint |
an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger |
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latent fingerprint |
a hidden fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or other techinques |
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loop |
a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin |
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minutiae |
the combo of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each unique; also called ridge characteristics |
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patent fingerprint |
a visible fingerprint tha happens when fingers w blood, ink or some other substance on them touch a surfface and transfer the pattern of their fingerprint to that surface |
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plastic fingerprint |
3D fingerprint made in soft material such as clay |
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ridge pattern |
recognizible pattern of the ridges found in the end joints of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint |
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ten card |
form used to record and preserve a persons fingerprntws |
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whorl |
fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull's eye |
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allele |
an alternate form of a gene; for ex, a gene for human hair color may have alleles that cause red or brown |
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chromosome |
cell structure that contains genetic info along strand of DNA |
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DNA fingerprint |
pattern of DNA fragments obtained by examining a persons unique sequence of DNA have pairs |
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DNA probe |
molecule labeled w a radioactive isotope, dye, or enzyme tha is used to locate a particular sequence or gene on a DNA molecule |
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electrophoresis |
method of separating molecules, such as DNA, according to their size and electrical charge using an electric current passed through a gel containing the samples |
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gene |
segment of DNA in a chromosome that contains info used to produce a protein or an RNA molecule |
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PCR |
method used to rapidly make multiple copies of a specific segment of DNA; can be used to make millions of copies of DNA from a very small amount of DNA |
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restriction enzyme |
molecule that cuts a DNA molecule at a specific, base sequence |
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STR |
tandem repeats of short DNA sequences varying numbers of repeats found among individuals |
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VNTR |
tandem repeats of a short DNA sequence w varying numbers of repeats among individuals |
