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sd =Title= Fingerprint patterns. =Question=

Are finger print patterns inherited.
=Intro=

I want to know if your fingerprint pattern is a part of your genes.
=Research=

=Different ways to take fingerprints=

1 police station fingerprints. The police are so thorough that they take everything from the fingers and thumbs to the palm. When they take all your prints they transmit it and it goes to the KBI and the police station. Then after they are done they take the pictures of the offender and then measure them for their orange jump suit.

2 old fashion. The old fashion way to take fingerprints is take a inkpad and swipe their fingers through the ink and then put the finger on the note cards. Once that is finished the scan them so they have two copies and mail one to the local Bureau of investigation and keep once for the police station

3 latent prints. Latent prints can not be seen by the naked eye. So the way that police take the prints are that they use this special powder that they use and transfer it to paper to make the prints visible and so they can be seen by the naked eye. =Hypothesis= I think that fingerprint patterns are inherited. =Materials= paper towel moist towelette (cotton balls in rubbing alcohol also works) white paper black ink pad. magnifying glass. Me sheri. =Procedure= 1get a moist toilette (cotton balls dipped in rubbing alcohol)2 Clean the subjects right index finger.3 Dry the finger with a paper towel.4 roll the finger in the ink pad not all the way just for it to cover the top of the index finger.5 get a white piece of paper.6press the finger on the white paper with light and constant pressure.Get a moist towelette (cotton ball dipped in rubbing alcohol also works).Dry the finger.9 Fill out a consent form and have your subject sign it.

=Conclusion= Fingerprint patterns are not inherited =References= =rodriguez, jeff. Personal interview. 22 Jan. 2010. verman, allison. Email interview. 22 Jan. 2010.= > FBI. (n.d.). Taking Legible Fingerprints. Federal Bureau of Investigations, Criminal Justice Information Services. Retrieved February 12, 2008 from [] > Lennard, C. and Patterson, T. (2003). Dactyloscopy: The Science of Fingerprinting. New South Wales Police Service. Retrieved February 12, 2008 from [] > Wikipedia contributors. (2006). Fingerprints. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 12, 2008 from []
 * the FBI website describes how to take fingerprints.
 * This Australian police website describes fingerprints, how they're formed, and their uses in forensics.
 * This Wikipedia entry gives an overview of fingerprints and their history.

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=Questions for further study=

do fingerprints change over a certain amount of time do fathers have the same prints as there son and do daughters have the same fingerprints as there moms