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Developing Analyses of Biological Evidence: Predicting Eye Color, Determining the Source of Bodily Fluids, and Locating Trace Evidence Within Guns

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Several studies reported in the January 2013 Issue of Forensic Science International: Genetics are of interest for future developments in forensic evidence. Research is being done on predicting eye color, hair color, and skin color from DNA. Currently, 37 gene sequences (SNPs or single nucleotide polymorphisms) have been identified as playing a role in these …

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