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     question (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 71.237.154.244 |
I have loops on all ten fingers that open towards my little finger. It creates kind of a mirror image, so that when i put my hands together the prints match up. How common is this? | ||
| Ed Palma |
No. The sequence of characteristics (ridge endings, bifurcations and dots) found on the fingers that make ones fingerptints unique (as you say "the same") are different. | ||
| BeverlyThompson |
I am doing a project for my crime scene tech class on what kinds of fingerprints might a person have whose hands had been badly burned. | ||
| kelseydonohu |
i am doin my sci fair project on this topic and i have talked to many experts and forensic teachers and all agreed that yes ur fingerprints differ... but i have a question ... why and does ur life lines have anything to do wit it? | ||
| Lonnie |
Mario, Yes ... friction ridge skin covers the entire palmar surfaces of the hands and the entire plantar (sole) surfaces of the feet. And as all areas of friction ridge skin is unique, toe prints can be used to identify a person. I know of a case where a man would break into houses, take his shoes and socks off and use his socks as gloves. He was later identified as being the burglar by using his footprints. And there are cases where a body has been badly burned but the shoes have helped preserve the feet. The footprints were used to help identify the victim. Hope that helps. | ||
| Kasey Wertheim |
If by "accurate" you mean is the skin on feet unique and can it be identified like the skin of the hands and fingers, the answer is yes. It is the same type of skin, has the same sub-structure, is formed in fetal life at about the same time in the same way, etc. However, there is not a standard footprint database to identify unknown suspects, and classification would be difficult because you have to have all of the pattern. On toes major pattern areas are tucked down underneath the normal walking surface and a natural foot impression on a hard surface would not render detail suitable for traditional classification. But as I mentioned, identification is exactly the same as hands, and can be done on any friction ridge area including the toes and soles of the feet. | ||
| Mario |
In the absence of fingers in both hands, can fingerprints of the toes be as accurate? | ||
| David Fairhurst |
No. They are not even mirror images. Every bit of the skin on the palms of the hands is unique. In anticipation of two further questions.... Identical twins have different fingerprints. Clones will have different fingerprints. Explanations of these answers can be found throughout this site and the others on the links page. Good luck with your project  | ||
| science14 |
I'm working on a school project. Are fingerprints in both hands identical? | ||
| guest |
Are the fingerprints in your right hand the same as the left hand? |
