Some investigations on fingerprint Images of three generations to identify The presence of hereditary relation
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Fingerprints are the friction ridge skin impressions of a human
newlineThey are the complex patterns characterized by a set of ridge lines often flow
newlinein parallel but intersect and terminate at some points Each person has a
newlineunique set of fingerprints Thus they have been used as a personal signature
newlinesince ancient time Because of this uniqueness property fingerprints are
newlinemainly used in three areas such as forensic science security clearance and
newlineanthropological medical studies The characteristics of friction ridge skin are
newlinedetermined during fetal development Because the fingerprints are formed
newlinedepending on the initial conditions of the embryonic mesoderm from which
newlinethey develop and determined by the genome of the embryo So the formation
newlineof fingerprints is genetically controlled Therefore the overall characteristic
newlineis determined by the genetic factors In addition it also depends on the exact
newlineposition of the fetus in the womb at a particular moment and the exact
newlinecomposition and density of surrounding amniotic fluid
newlineThe deformations and irregularities in the fingerprint are due to the
newlinechange in the fluid position owing to differentiation process in the uterus So
newlinethe finer details are expected because of the complex microenvironment that
newlineis responsible for fingerprint uniqueness Since the formation is genetically
newlinecontrolled the patterns are not totally random It has been acknowledged that
newlinethe characteristics of fingerprints are having more similarities and correlation
newlineamong the people of the same races compared to different races
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