Role of Hair Keratin Phenotypes in the Establishment of Individuality & Determination of Inheritance; A Comparative Study Among the Distinct Indian Stratums

Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Noida-sec-125. India.

Corresponding Author: Amit Chauhan, Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Noida-sec-125 India, Tel: +91-9540067484; E-Mail: [email protected]

Received Date:   08 Oct 2018  
Accepted Date:  06 Nov 2018  
Published Date: 09 Nov 2018

Copyright © 2018 Chauhan A

Citation: Chauhan A. (2018). Role of Hair Keratin Phenotypes in the Establishment of Individuality & Determination of Inheritance; A Comparative Study Among the Distinct Indian Stratums. Mathews J Foren. 1(1): 007.

ABSTRACT

At the site of crime scene, distinct types of evidences such as biological, chemical or physical are collected in several conditions. Such facts play a dynamic role in the identification of an individual involved in a particular crime. Over the years of advancement in the field of investigation, DNA has been used a source to fortitude of species and to determine the personal identification from various sources i.e. hairs, nails, sweat etc. Hairs are the physical evidences repeatedly confronted in different conditions. The Two of the features i.e. resistance and chemical decomposition and its ability to retain structural features over an extended period makes hair a good subject for establishing individual identity. Hairs, which are composed primarily of the protein keratin, can be defined as slender outgrowths of the skin of mammals. This study was focused on the significance of the role of hair keratin phenotypes in the establishment of individuality and determination of inheritance from the hairs samples of hairs among the several Indian stratums. The results of this study present the slight variation among genders and conclude that gender discrimination is not possible from keratin phenotypes. While the occurrence of keratin K1, K2, K3, have higher percentage of inherited pattern from parents.

KEYWORDS

Hairs; Keratin Phenotypes; Individuality; Genetic Inheritance; Evidences; DNA etc.