Mugshot without a face, from DNA

摘要

You could call it an Invisible mugshot. Police may one day be able to reconstruct the shape of a suspect's face from their DNA alone, thanks to the identification of five genes that contribute to facial shape. DNA tests for predicting eye, hair and skin colour are currently available or under development, so identifying genes linked with facial features could help to create a more detailed identikit picture from someone's DNA.