Fingerprints

Required Reading!

Read about how even though fingerprints are unique to each individual, the occurrence of fingerprints can be genetic!

The family with no fingerprintsA family in Bangladesh struggles with an extremely rare genetic condition, "immigration delay disease".

What makes a fingerprint?

Take notes on Fingerprint Evidence to gain a better understanding of what fingerprints are, how they are formed, and how they are used in forensics. Then explore the rest of this page.

Fingerprint EvidenceA Forensics course lecture on fingerprinting. Topics include: fingerprint patterns, collection of fingerprint evidence, biological formation of fingerprints, and ends with a short video about the AFIS fingerprint database.

In the videos below you can see the difference between regular fingerprinting powder and magnetic fingerprinting powder.

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