How do fingerprints differ?

Question

How do fingerprints differ?

Answer 1

Hello aeom2,

In general one can say that fingerprints differ on 2 aspects:

- the fingerprint 'pattern' - a palm reader/hand analyst often pays attention to this aspect by looking for 'whorls', 'loops', 'double loops', 'arches', 'tented arches', or other less common patterns.

- the 'dactyloscopic' features - forensic experts always pay attention to the minor details in a single finger print: in general one needs more than 15+ common features to MATCH a fingerprint with a fingerprint which was found to be criminal evidence.

I hope this provides you an idea to answer your question.

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Best wishes from The Netherlands,

Martijn.