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Guanine - ✔✔one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A purine derivative, it
is paired with cytosine in double-stranded DNA.
adenine - ✔✔a compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A
purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double-stranded DNA.
cytosine - ✔✔a compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of nucleic acids. It
is paired with guanine in double-stranded DNA.
thymine - ✔✔a compound that is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A
pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.
The Glastier equation - ✔✔98.4-recorded temp/1.5hours=Hours Since Death
Nucleotide - ✔✔building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently
bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
Dependent variable - ✔✔measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research
is interested
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, Control Group - ✔✔The group in an experiment where the independent variable being
tested is not applied so that it may serve as a standard for the comparison against the
experimental group where the independent variable is applied.
What medical profession performs autopsies? - ✔✔forensic pathologist (medical
examiner)
cortex - ✔✔home to pigment containing granules
lividity - ✔✔helps determine the position of the body at the time of death
forensic autopsy - ✔✔try to find cause of death for a police investigaation
arch fingerprint - ✔✔
autopsy - ✔✔An examination of the body after death usually with such dissection as
will expose the vital organs for determining the cause of death.
whorl fingerprint - ✔✔
loop fingerprint - ✔✔
restriction enzyme - ✔✔A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide
sequences and cuts up DNA.
medical examiner - ✔✔A physician who performs an autospy when death may be
accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.
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