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If you are referring to the lines on a persons fingers, they are not inherited. Every individual has a unique fingerprint. This is why looking for fingerprints at a crime scene still remains a indispensable technique despite all the high tech gadgets available. If you are referring to a DNA fingerprint, they are inherited from the parents of the individual being tested. If DNA is found at a crime scene, it can be compared to the DNA of all the suspects and a match can be found. Every individual has a unique DNA fingerprint (unless they are identical twins).

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