DERMATOGLYPHICS

Dermatoglyphics

Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of fingerprints and can be traced back to 1892 when one of the most original biologists of his time Sir Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, published his now classic work on fingerprints. The study was later termed Dermatoglyphics by Dr. Harold Cummins, the father of American fingerprint analysis, even though the process of fingerprint identification had already been in use for several hundred years. All primates have ridged skin. It can also be found on the paws of certain mammals, and on the tails of some monkey species. In humans and animals, dermatoglyphs are present on fingers, palms, toes and soles. This helps ...

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dermatoglyphics

Noun

  1. the patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
  2. the study of such patterns


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