TASK
In this project, we were tasked with finding the murderer of Carleton Comet. We had a series of labs and experiments that we did over a course of about a month. We learned what many people used to find who a person really is or was. We used techniques such as fingerprinting, ink chromatography, and family trees. We took what we learned from the labs and compiled our evidence to find the murderer. In the end, we charged Nancy Normal with murder of the first-degree.
CONCEPTS
Fingerprint Analysis- Fingerprint analysis is the process where an analyst finds the fingerprints of various suspects to find a match to the one found at the crime scene. This can be a vital part to solving any case.
Ink Chromatography- Ink chromatography is where an ink line from a pen is placed in a cup of water to find which pen wrote the note. Each pen leaves a distinct mark after this process, making it easy to figure out which pen was used to write the note.
Pedigree- A pedigree is a chart showing someone and their ancestors. On this chart, you can see genetic traits that people in his or her family that eventually may be passed down.
Karyotype- A karyotype is a chart showing the chromosome count and what they look like in a person. This can be used to find and look at chromosomal disorders and diseases.
Dominant- A dominant trait only needs one allele to be expressed. For example, Aa is a dominant trait where the A is expressed and a is suppressed.
Recessive- A recessive trait is one where both alleles need to be the same in order to be expressed. bb is an example of this where b is expressed
Co-dominant- A co-dominant trait is one where both alleles are expressed. If the alleles were Rr and R was red and r was white, the thing would be pink.
Ink Chromatography- Ink chromatography is where an ink line from a pen is placed in a cup of water to find which pen wrote the note. Each pen leaves a distinct mark after this process, making it easy to figure out which pen was used to write the note.
Pedigree- A pedigree is a chart showing someone and their ancestors. On this chart, you can see genetic traits that people in his or her family that eventually may be passed down.
Karyotype- A karyotype is a chart showing the chromosome count and what they look like in a person. This can be used to find and look at chromosomal disorders and diseases.
Dominant- A dominant trait only needs one allele to be expressed. For example, Aa is a dominant trait where the A is expressed and a is suppressed.
Recessive- A recessive trait is one where both alleles need to be the same in order to be expressed. bb is an example of this where b is expressed
Co-dominant- A co-dominant trait is one where both alleles are expressed. If the alleles were Rr and R was red and r was white, the thing would be pink.
REFLECTION
In this project, I learned a lot throughout the time that we participated in the project. If I were to ever work in the field of forensic science, I would already know some of the basics. The lowest point that our group met was in the end. We were in a rush to figure out the presentation that we had to make. The highest point that we got to was when we figured out that Nancy Normal was the murderer. Everyone in our group was very glad that we had finally cracked the case. I really liked this project and what i had to offer. I learned a lot from what we did over this short span of time.