Hair Data In Forensic Research

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Here for you I have a diagram of the basic parts of hair. I am only going to explain the main parts that are important to analyzing hair data.
Cuticles: Is a transparent outer layer of the hair shaft.
Cortex: the largest part of the hair shaft
Medulla: The center of the hair is called the medulla. Also where the color of your hair is.
Follicle: The sheath of cells and connective tissue that surrounds the root of a hair. By finding the many traits and characteristics it is important for forensic scientists to look at the hair both macroscopically and microscopically. Macroscopically is things that you can see without any type of equipment. For example, length, color and curliness. Microscopically on the other hand can be a little more tricky,

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