Pet fur or fake fur? A forensic approach

Investigative Genetics

Table 3 Morphostructural characteristics of the seized furs[134]

Samples	Cuticle pattern	Cortex	Medulla pattern	Individual characteristics
A1	Double chevron	Uniform	Opaque unbroken cellular	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A2	Double chevron	Uniform	Opaque unbroken cellular	Root shape: spade-like
A3	Double chevron	Uniform	Opaque unbroken cellular	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A4	Double chevron	Uniform	Opaque unbroken	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
A5	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B1	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated
B2	Regular petal	Uniform	Opaque unbroken	Medulla pattern: wide
B3	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated
B4	Regular petal	Uniform	Opaque unbroken or uniserial ladder	Medulla pattern not recognizable from cortex
B5	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B6	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated	Root shape: spade-like
B6	Double chevron	Uniform	Vacuolated	Cortex: more dense towards medulla
B7	Regular petal	Uniform	Vacuolated or uniserial ladder	Medulla pattern: wide

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