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Do Fingerprint Styles Vary in Families?

CSEF · 2007 Mammalian Biology

Karolina P. Madden · Willowside Middle School, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County

Overview

Objectives/Goals In this project fingerprints from five families were compared umong themselves. If this is done, then it will prove that children inherrit their fingerprint styles from their parents. Methods/Materials I was able to fingerprint each member of five families to determine if fingerprint sylesare inherited from parent to child. I then examine them and compare the styles of the fingerprints among families. Results The fingerprint styles in families were very similar. The parents in each family passed down their fingerprint styles to their children. Children's fingerprint styles are similar to parent's fingerprint styles because the traits are passed down through DNA. Conclusions/Discussion The styles of fingerprints among family members are similar and are therefore passed down from parents to children.

Summary statement

In my project I compared fingerprints of children to their parent's to see if the style's were similar.

Competition history

  • CSEF 2007 Mammalian Biology · Entry J1118

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