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Volume 9 Issue 2 (February, 2021)

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Assessment of finger prints pattern among known population
Adish Goyal

Background: Fingerprint patterns are genotypically determined and remain unchanged from birth till death. The present study was conducted to assess the finger print pattern among population. Materials & methods: 120 subjects of both genders were included and finger prints of all fingers were taken on paper with the help of stamp pad. All patterns were assessed by classification given by- Michael and Kucken into 4 types- Arches, Loops, Whorls and composite Results: Age group 20-30 years had 22 males and 18 females and age group 31-40 years had 20 males and 23 females and 41-50 years had 19 males and 18 females. Different finger print patterns were whorl in 55%, loop in 20%, arch in 18% and composite in 7%. Conclusion: Finger print assessment is considered best method of human identification. In most of the patients, whorl type pattern was found. Key words: Finger print, Loop, Whorl

 
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