FIVS 123 Lecture 16: Chapter 16 Review
24 Feb 2017
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Serology is the examination of body fluids. These include blood, saliva, seminal fluid, vaginal secretions, urine, feces, and even tissues and organs. Serological evidence is not as powerful as dna evidence and cannot be individualized to a particular person. Only additional dna analysis can individualize serological evidence. Suspension by which insoluble materials are carried through the body by water. Plasma the liquid portion of the blood which contains proteins, carbohydrates, fats, salts, minerals and antibodies. Have a nuclei and can therefor contain dna: thrombocytes platelets play a major part of the blood. The purpose of analyzing blood at a crime scene is to determine its source. The blood may be in multiple locations, the floor, the wall, the ceiling, or on an object and may be not visible at a first glance such as the bottom of a table or chair. The blood may be degraded or purified.
