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A body is found. The skin temperature is found to be 30°C (assume normal
physiological temperature is 37°C). What can we conclude from this?
a) We can conclude nothing because skin temperature is not a reliable indicator
An internal temperature should be taken
The presence of insects on a body can be used to estimate the time since death.
Which of the following factors is not significant when making the estimate? but the
estimate must make allowance for (i) the local temperature, (ii) whether the body
was covered, (iii) the species of insect and/or (iv) the age of the person
a) The age of the person
The insects will be attracted by a human body, regardless of the person's age
Bone nitrogen content can be used to estimate the relative age of bones because
a) The proteins in bone gradually break down
The proteins break down and the smaller molecular fragments then are lost from the
bone
One reason that peat bogs can preserve bodies for centuries is
a) The acidity
It is the acidity, just like pickling!
Which of the following techniques would not be used to estimate time of death within
the first 12 hours?
a) Observation of putrefaction
putrefaction takes longer to be noticeable
Which aspect of modern technology is most useful nowadays in determining time of
death?
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a) Hand phone use
Hand phones provide so much information these days!
Fingerprints
Under which circumstances can twins be distinguished by their fingerprints
a) Even identical twins have differences in their fingerprints
In principle, even identical twins can be distinguished
Which of the following is part of an important method to visualise latent fingerprints?
a) Superglue
The vapour from superglue is used.
It is believed that no two humans have the same fingerprints. What is the basis of
this belief?
a) >100 years of experience
Experience: two people with the same prints have not yet been found
DNA
In the Colin Pitchfork case, why were the local men were first blood typed
before DNA testing?
a) The killer was known to be type A, so anyone with another type could be
eliminated from the inquiry
By eliminating everyone without type A, they could reduce the number of samples
that had to be submitted for DNA testing
Which of the following is not true about Mitochondrial
DNA
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A body is found. The skin temperature is found to be 30°C (assume normal
physiological temperature is 37°C). What can we conclude from this?
a) We can conclude nothing because skin temperature is not a reliable indicator
An internal temperature should be taken
The presence of insects on a body can be used to estimate the time since death.
Which of the following factors is not significant when making the estimate? but the
estimate must make allowance for (i) the local temperature, (ii) whether the body
was covered, (iii) the species of insect and/or (iv) the age of the person
a) The age of the person
The insects will be attracted by a human body, regardless of the person's age
Bone nitrogen content can be used to estimate the relative age of bones because
a) The proteins in bone gradually break down
The proteins break down and the smaller molecular fragments then are lost from the
bone
One reason that peat bogs can preserve bodies for centuries is
a) The acidity
It is the acidity, just like pickling!
Which of the following techniques would not be used to estimate time of death within
the first 12 hours?
a) Observation of putrefaction
putrefaction takes longer to be noticeable
Which aspect of modern technology is most useful nowadays in determining time of
death?
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a) Hand phone use
Hand phones provide so much information these days!
Fingerprints
Under which circumstances can twins be distinguished by their fingerprints
a) Even identical twins have differences in their fingerprints
In principle, even identical twins can be distinguished
Which of the following is part of an important method to visualise latent fingerprints?
a) Superglue
The vapour from superglue is used.
It is believed that no two humans have the same fingerprints. What is the basis of
this belief?
a) >100 years of experience
Experience: two people with the same prints have not yet been found
DNA
In the Colin Pitchfork case, why were the local men were first blood typed
before DNA testing?
a) The killer was known to be type A, so anyone with another type could be
eliminated from the inquiry
By eliminating everyone without type A, they could reduce the number of samples
that had to be submitted for DNA testing
Which of the following is not true about Mitochondrial
DNA
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