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Figure 4 of Mitochondrial DNA Analysis at the FBI Laboratory by Isenberg and Moore (Forensic Science Communications, July 1999)

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July 1999 - Volume 1 - Number 2


Mitochondrial DNA Analysis at the FBI Laboratory

Figure 4
Microscopic Comparison of Hairs

Figure 4: Microscopic Comparison of Hairs

A primary visual analysis is performed on hairs before they are analyzed in the FBI Laboratory using a comparison microscope. Microscopic characteristics of hairs from known sources are compared to hairs from questioned sources to determine if they can be associated with each other. Diagram courtesy of the Trace Evidence Unit, FBI Laboratory.

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