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Are fingerprints heredity

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

the answer is yes. Though no two prints are alike, they are still inherited somewhat from your parent/grandparents. The small ridges in your fingers are not, but the basics of the prints such as whorls, loops, and arches are.

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