2006-12-17 13:00:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
I would have to say yes because there are certainly people born without hands.
2006-12-17 13:06:20 · answer #1 · answered by jennie r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fingerprints are caused by the ridges that are on the tips of the bone beneath them. I believe that since these bones grow larger as we grow, our fingerprints also grow larger; there may have been some cases (congenital bone disease, or severe calcium deficiency in the prenatal diet) where those bones are abnormal and so as a result the fingerprints might change as the person grows to adulthood. But as far as some people not haviing fingerprints throughout their life, if they have fingers, they must have some kind of fingerprints. Even skin grafts over the fingers will eventually show the same patterns. To really change, you would have to have some kind of ceramic shields put in under the skin, over the fingerbones.
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2006-12-17 13:16:15 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would'nt think so.Even If a felon had no fingerprints,that would make them unique.However the imprint would still be there so they'd still be idetifiable.Assuming of course thier prints were on record
2006-12-17 13:21:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm voting no.
2006-12-17 13:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋