A STUDY ON FINGERPRINT PATTERN OF RIGHT HAND OF MEDICAL STUDENTS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 57
Abstract
BACKGROUND Determination of individuality or identification is one of the prime issues in forensic practice. Identification is the determination of the characteristics by which one individual is distinguished from the others. Among the various parameters used for identification, one that stands out and is extensively used is fingerprints. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted on 250 (125 males and 125 females) MBBS students from Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, within a time period of one and a half years. The materials used for this study are a digital fingerprint scanner. The fingerprint patterns were identified and analysed. RESULTS Loops were the predominant pattern followed by whorls, composites and arches. Each pattern showed a preponderance to a particular finger. CONCLUSION Loops were the predominant pattern in right hand, followed by whorls, composites and arches. Loops were most predominant in middle and little fingers and found in the least number in index finger. Whorls were most predominant in the ring finger and found in least number in little finger. Composites were seen in maximum number in the thumb and was rare in little finger. Arches were in the highest frequency the index finger and was found in least in the thumb.
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Balaram N. A, Parthasarathy K. S
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