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The portion of the hair that protrudes above the surface of the skin is the?
Shaft
What portion of a hair protrudes above the surface of the skin?
That depends on the length of the hair. Someone with a crew cut might be close to 50/50 whereas someone with hair they can sit on the ratio would be more like 1/99.
What is the portion of the hair structure that extends above the skin surface?
Hair root
What part of the hair is dead?
The hair shaft, which is above the skin's surface, is considered dead tissue. The living portion of the hair is the hair follicle, located below the skin's surface.
What is the bottom portion of a hair in which DNA may be found?
The bottom portion of a hair where DNA can be found is the hair follicle. This is the part of the hair embedded within the skin and contains cells with DNA. If the follicle is present on a hair sample, DNA analysis can be conducted to identify the individual it came from.
What is dominance in genes?
Dominance in genetic terms is the tendency of one version of a gene to be expressed over another version of the same gene in the same organism. An example of this is hair on the fingers of humans, between the knuckle and the first finger joint. Having hair is dominant - if one of the two alleles in your genome says "grow hair", you will have hair on this portion of your skin. The only way you have no hair on this portion of your skin is for you to have two copies of the recessive gene (no hair).
What is the inner portion of the hair?
The inner portion of the hair is the cortex and the inner-most portion is the medulla.
What is the inner portion of a hair?
The inner portion of the hair is the cortex and the inner-most portion is the medulla.
What kind of hernia develops as a portion of intestine protrudes through abdominal muscles?
The type of hernia involving a portion of the intestine protruding through the abdominal musculature is an "inguinal" hernia.
What type of socket is used to turn nuts when a long portion of the bolt or stud protrudes through the nut?
Deep Well
What is a broken bone protruding called?
When the fractured bone protrudes from the skin, this is known as a compound fracture.
What portion of the skin is the dermis?
Dermis-- The deeper portion or layer of the skin beneath the epidermis.
