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Genetic factors determine the structure of an individualâ??s fingerprint, and this entails the pattern of ridges and valleys. The micro-environment of the fetus determines the position of future skin indentations.
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Jasmin Riley
Skin produces the fingerprint when you are still in the womb. It's thought that it's caused when one layer of skin grows faster than the other. The outer layer of skin is called the epidermis. The epidermis has a lot of layers. The bottom one, the basal layer, is where new skin cells form. As you grow, the basal cells are multiplying. Since there isn't a lot of room due to the other layers, the cells start to twist. That forms the ridge pattern on the top of the skin.
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What causes the various design of finger prints and what makes them unique?
The various designs of fingerprints are caused by the skin tissues on our fingers. They are unique because no two people have the same fingerprint. No two people can have the same personality, in the same way no two people can have the same fingerprint.
Does a humans fingerprint ever change through out your lifetime?
No. As you grow older, your fingerprint never changes. But the size of the fingerprint does change as your fingers grow bigger.
What are fingerprint's?
Variation in humans is the pattern of ridges in the skin of the finger prints.However, fingerprints are used to hold on to things. They were not actually made to ID people. We just have come up with this ID when we realized that no two people have the same finger prints. We have used other methods to ID, including DNA tests and retinal scans.
What is the least common fingerprint?
The arch is the least common fingerprint. The arch is the least common fingerprint.
How can you explain the observation that traits such as skin color are fairly consistent within a racial group but alleles for skin are not consistent?
skin color is influenced by many genes so several different gene pools can produce the same skin color
How is a DNA FINGERPRINT PRODUCES?
Selected fragments are used to produce a DNA fingerprint.
Where are fingerprint ridges found on the skin of hand?
Outer layer of the skin where fingerprint ridges are found. Also know as Epidermis
What layer of skin forms the fingerprints?
The fingerprint is an impression or mark on the fingertip that uniquely identifies an individual. The layer of skin that forms the fingerprint is the epidermis.
What structure creates fingerprints?
The dead skin cells create the form of the fingerprint.
Why do you leave a fingerprint?
Everyone has a different design on their fingers and you have natural oil, also called sebrum, on your skin so a fingerprint is the oil left on what you touched in the design of your unique finger.
Why is it not possible to change your fingerprints through plastic surgery?
It is not possible because the skin would duplicate the fingerprint and place it over the damaged skin
What diseases produce ulcers on skin?
bacterial diseases produce ulcers on the skin
Bacterial diseases produce ulcers on the skin?
bacterial diseases produce ulcers on the skin
What bacterial diseases produce ulcers on skin?
bacterial diseases produce ulcers on the skin
Does the skin produce gametes?
No, However humans produce skin cells by mitosis and gametes by meiosis.
Can they get your fingerprints of a knife that was in the water?
The answer is yes. Fingerprint are left by the oil on your skin, and are therefore water resistant, at least for a while.
Why did the invention of pcr make DNA fingerprint possible?
PCR made it possible to produce enough copies for reliable tests.
