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The theory of why we have fingerprints is that they help humans grip objects. No two fingerprints are alike, which helps the police in capturing criminals.

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Why is fingerprints are differ from each other?

Did you know??? * Every person in the world has a unique thumbprint. * A person has the same thumbprint all his life. Even though a person's hands grow, his thumbprints stay the same. * Even identical twins have different thumbprints. * If you injure the tip of your thumb, your skin will grow back in the same pattern and eventually your original thumbprint will return. Use a stamp pad to print your thumbprint. Get a closer look by using a magnifying lens. Is your thumbprint similar to one of the following patterns? ARCH LEFT LOOP RIGHT LOOP WHORL TENTED ARCH Did you know??? * Every person in the world has a unique thumbprint. * A person has the same thumbprint all his life. Even though a person's hands grow, his thumbprints stay the same. * Even identical twins have different thumbprints. * If you injure the tip of your thumb, your skin will grow back in the same pattern and eventually your original thumbprint will return. Use a stamp pad to print your thumbprint. Get a closer look by using a magnifying lens. Is your thumbprint similar to one of the following patterns? ARCH LEFT LOOP RIGHT LOOP WHORL TENTED ARCH


If you clone yourself would the clone have our thumbprint?

Of course


How did the invention of the thumbprint help us?

Being able to match a thumbprint left on a piece of evidence to a suspect allowed police to positively identify criminals who may have gotten away without these methods of proof.


Would human clones have identical fingerprints?

nope, if what i understand is right, then no they don't.


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It is a belief that god designed nature with his thumbprint,to show how powerful god can be,


Why do school systems use a student's thumbprint?

if the child dose something wrong. they have there finger print.