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an imprint made by ridge patterns on the tip of a finger.
also used to describe the characteristic pattern of DNA fragments. |
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| a micron is one-millionth of a meter |
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| the study of fingerprints. |
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| the study of human body measurements. |
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| created the field of anthropometry (using body measurements to discriminate between individuals). |
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fingerprint pattern with one or more ridges entering from one side, curving, and then leaving on the same side entered.
HAS ONLY ONE DELTA
most popular pattern of fingerprints |
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| triangular area found in all loop and whorl patterns |
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| area found near the center of all loop and whorl patterns |
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| fingerprint pattern with at least two deltas and a core |
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least common and simplest fingerprint pattern.
NO DELTAS or CORE.
Pattern enters on one side and leaves on the opposite side. |
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ridge characteristics
(minute details of the fingerprint) |
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3D print made as indentations in soft materials (ex. putty, pain, wax)
AKA molded print. |
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| finger print left by a finger that has touched blood, paint, ink etc. |
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| finger print made by the deposit of perspiration or body oils. Invisible to the naked eye until developed. |
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| a biochemical reagent used to detect latent fingerprints (shows up as a purple print) |
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| common minutiae, shaped like a two-pronged fork. |
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