More precicely why do we all have unique finger prints corresponding to our unique genetic code?
2006-10-12 04:27:10 · 20 answers · asked by Nick R 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It's a combination of genetics, and conditions inside the womb.
Actually--identical twins do not share the same fingerprints, but they do share the same DNA.
2006-10-12 04:37:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to really prove that no two ppl have the same prints, you'd need to take the entire world's population and ink them. since ppl are born all the time, thats impossible.
fingerprints all tend to share certain patterns, so it makes it easy to figure out what prints came from what fingers, and if you already have a list of suspects, its one way to see if it was that person.
BUT, there have been cases where only partial prints were recovered, and a print of one person's index finger was thought to be the thumb tip of someone else, etc.
so, while they're certainly helpful in finding criminals, theres no real evidence that they're entirely unique. however, the chances of 2 ppl having the exact same prints would be so very very little. it would be mindblowing.
2006-10-12 04:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by hellion210 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Finger prints are unique, and genetic code is unique. The two have nothing to do with each other. That is they do not 'correspond' in any way.
2006-10-12 04:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by barbara596 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their nostril prints are unique check out your dogs's nostril – did you already know that there is somewhat no different nostril like it? The nostril print of a dogs is as unique as a fingerprint, and your dogs could be somewhat pointed out the comparable way. The Canadian Kennel club has time-honored nostril prints as evidence of id when you consider that 1938. Now a corporation interior of america is offering a product to discover canines by way of their nostril prints. the corporation, identity structures Integrators, developed a device talked approximately as "Dognose identity" that, in accordance to the internet internet site, provides a "tamperproof, painless and noninvasive thank you to furnish a lasting checklist of any dogs, everywhere." .
2016-12-08 13:27:57 · answer #4 · answered by scheiber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe its been found that finger prints are not unique. This has caused problems with fingerprint ID although the odds are billions to 1
2006-10-12 04:33:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that our fingerprints our incredibly similar to those of a koala bear, so much so that their prints could be mistaken for ours in a forensic test. not sure how true this is but thought it was a little weird.
2006-10-15 05:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by andre benoit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was the questio a puzzle or just random curiosity?
Ye it is to do with the DNA and living protiens within the nucleus
apparently every cell has a dna code even the cells that make up our skin cells
2006-10-12 04:59:34 · answer #7 · answered by ade300 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well thats an easy question, is anything in nature exactly the same? I mean even twins arent exactly the same, so you can bet my fingerprints dont match yours
2006-10-12 04:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by John P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do we have unique finger prints?
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/article1388.html
hope this helps :)
2006-10-12 04:32:29 · answer #9 · answered by Karen J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police use them to catch criminals n use them as a thumb print
2006-10-12 20:41:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋