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Usual means of identification:
Usual means of identification:
*Visual (facial).
*Visual (facial).
*Circumstantial - right place, locked premises.
*Circumstantial - right place, locked premises, personal identification.
*Fingerprints.
*Dental.
*Dental.
*DNA.
*Skeletal features - see ''[[forensic anthropology]]''.
*Bones - see [[forensic anthropology]].
*DNA - see ''[[identity testing]]''.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Forensic pathology]].
*[[Forensic pathology]].
*[[DNA sequence comparison]].
*[[Molecular pathology tests]].


[[Category:Forensic pathology]]
[[Category:Forensic pathology]]

Latest revision as of 11:25, 1 May 2014

Decendent identification, also identification, is an important part of a death investigation.

Usual means of identification:

  • Visual (facial).
  • Circumstantial - right place, locked premises, personal identification.
  • Fingerprints.
  • Dental.
  • Skeletal features - see forensic anthropology.
  • DNA - see identity testing.

See also