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Cat hair can be used to link a suspect and a crime scene or victim by sequencing its mtDNA (passed from mothers to offspring). New tequniques can sequence the mtDNA in its intirety, giving virtually every cat a rare DNA type.

A single cat hair contains DNA which could link a suspect and a crime-scene, or a victim, according to a new study led by University of Leicester scientist Emily Patterson.

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2nd Nov '23