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Animal hair can be best distinguished from human hair by examining what?

Animal hair can be best distinguished from human hair by examining what?

a. The medulla
b. The cuticle
c. Both the medulla and cuticle
d. Its color

(Question #2) A criminalist is more likely to obtain DNA from hairs that are in what stage?

a. Anagenic
b. Catagenic
c. Telogenic
d. Terminal

(Question #3) Forcibly removed hairs are most likely to provide useful DNA evidence because they bear what?

a Catagenic roots
b. Telogenic roots
c. Follicular tissue
d. Mitochondria

(Question #4) What part of a hair contains its scales?

a. Cortex
b. Cuticle
c. Medulla
d. Root

(Question #5) Which of the following properties would not be examined when comparing two synthetic fibers?

a. Presence or absence of delustering particles
b. Diameter
c. Lengthwise striations
d. Medullary index

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