ST Alpha - "from b2: I dont' think fallen hair contains enough DNA to work with. -- nm" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 156

from b2: I dont' think fallen hair contains enough DNA to work with. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Feb 19 '13, 09:00

(No message)

Responses:

Yeah, here we go. To get nuclear DNA, you need the hair follicle to be attached, which you typically don't get in fallen hair. - loosilu Feb 19, 09:02
It does if you're in Gattaca -- nm - Roger More Feb 19, 09:01
TV has lied to me! -- nm - Krusty Feb 19, 09:01 3
- it probably has, in this case. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 09:02 2
  - " So if you're wondering if you can be caught by the police if all they have is a piece of hair with no follicle, yes you can! " - Andie Feb 19, 09:12 1
    - I doubt it would stand up in court, honestly. mDNA doesn't vary that much. if there's a match then you have to prove that the sequences are uncommon. -- nm - loosilu Feb 19, 09:14

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.