The Importance Of Fingerprints

Many wonder if two people can have the same or similar fingerprints. Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? How are fingerprints even made? Scientists have studied fingerprints because they can teach us about genetics, solving crimes, and even the humans sense of touch. Fingerprints are most important because they are used for identification, which is why they are a part of forensic science, the use of science to study criminal and civil laws.In the world there nobody has the exact same fingerprint as another person, even identical twins don't have the same fingerprint. Every person's fingerprints are unique.

Fingerprints are patterns made up of raised ridges, called friction ridges. The part that is indented is called furrows. A fingerprint

Genetics is the study of heredity. half of everyone’s genetic information comes from the mother and half comes from the father. This information is passed on to the child in reproductive cells called gametes, sperm from the father and eggs from the mother. These cells are called haploid cells because they carry half of the genetic information of the child. Characteristics you get from a blood relative is called inheritance. This is why diseases run in the same family. A description of physical characteristics is called a phenotype. This could be an eye color or disease history. A characteristic caused by genetics is called a trait. It could be something like your personality or even your eye

The epidermis creates skin tone and is the outermost layer of skin. It is also waterproof. The epidermis is also super thin on some parts of a human body, like the eyelids. Some jobs that the epidermis has is to make melanin, which is what gives a human it's skin color. The second layer of skin is the dermis. The dermis is under the epidermis and is tough connective tissue that contains sweat glands and hair follicles. The dermis has a lot of jobs, including helping people feel things. It sends signals to the human brain so people know if something hurts. It is also where hair is grown, from the root up. The third layer is the subcutaneous fat, which attaches the dermis to your muscles and