In class, we’ve been doing a project on our fingerprints. In this blog post, I’ll be sharing 8 interesting facts about fingerprints and answering the question “Are fingerprints heredity”.

1. The scientific term for fingerprints is Dermatoglyph. Dermato – skin, Glyph – sculpted

2. Koalas have fingerprints too!

3. Your fingerprints helps you grab onto objects. Without your fingerprints, you won’t be able to write or paint well.

4. Your fingerprints develop when you’re still in your mothers stomach.

5. No one has the exact same fingerprint as someone else. Not even twins.

6. There are three types of fingerprints. Arches, whorls, and loops. 60% of the population has loops, 35% has whorls, and 5% has arches, making arches the rarest out of the three.

7. Adermatoglyphia: A rare condition that makes your fingers lack ridges. Basically no fingerprints.

8.  Your fingerprints are between 40 – 60 microns deep.

Are fingerprints heredity?

Fingerprints are heredity. The pattern type of your fingerprints are inherited, but no two fingerprints are exactly alike. So you inherit the type of fingerprint, but not the exact fingerprints.