• Question: How are fingerprints formed?

    Asked by 822genp44 to Remsha, Oliver, Lisa, Fiana, David on 7 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Fiana

      Fiana answered on 7 Nov 2018:

      Cool question! As far as I know nobody is quite sure of the answer to this. Fingerprints confuse scientists for many reasons. One idea is that a person’s fingerprints are formed when they are a tiny developing baby in their mother’s womb. Pressure on the fingers can form ridges on the finger tips. But as I said that’s just one idea. Maybe you can solve the mystery of fingerprints if you become a scientist!!

    • Photo: Remsha Afzal

      Remsha Afzal answered on 7 Nov 2018:

      Wow this question caught me off guard because I actually don’t know the details!! I knew that all fingerprints are unique to every person (even identical twins have different fingerprints- how amazing is that) and are formed during development of the fetus in the womb.

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