Identical twins who have the same DNA have different fingerprints so what makes fingerprints unique? Has someone calculated how many different variations there may be? Is that such an extremely huge number that in fact it's not that each person's fingerprints are unique but the odds are astronomically high against two people sharing them?
2006-06-15 16:25:30 · 4 answers · asked by anastasios 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Nature vs Nurture. A common genotype does not always result in a common phenotype. Twins can have different fingerprints because of the way that the babies develop. Your fingerprint is a mix of your genetics and your surroundings. When in comes down to it math could never describe the complexity of nature. At least from our understanding there are too many variables to ever completely characterize a biological system.
2006-06-15 22:11:37 · answer #1 · answered by Andreas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blue print to fingerprints are actually created by the sweat gland in you fingers. when you are a fetus the sweat glands on your fingers and toes are created in the patterns that later shape your prints The layout of these glands is random and is not encoded on your DNA. This means that each person, even though they may have similar DNA, can still have completely different prints.
2006-06-15 18:13:53 · answer #2 · answered by Milouhi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are diffrent lines twists and turns in there fingers,just because they have the same DNA doesnt mean they have the same fingerprints.
2006-06-15 16:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by rocker chic14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, its something along the lines of odds, there is some sort of real explination...but im not so sure what it is, but i do think it works something along the probability of getting 2 people with teh same print...there will be subtle differences.
2006-06-15 17:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by matttlocke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋