Study of Fingerprint Patterns in Relation to Gender and ABO Blood Groups

Authors

  • Pranav Kumar
  • Pooja Singh
  • Mansi Sharma
  • Khusboo Kumari
  • Mohd Ajmal
  • Anis Ahmed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19953

Keywords:

Fingerprint pattern, ABO blood group, Gender, Identification

Abstract

Fingerprints are considered as the best tool of identification of a person. Fingerprint evidence is by far the most
effective and reliable evidence in the court of law. The reason being fingerprint pattern persist same throughout
the life and no two individual has similar pattern. Both blood group and dermatoglyphic pattern have genetic
inheritance so an attempt has been made to analyze their correlation with gender and blood group of an individual.
The objective of the study was to determine correlation (if any) between the fingerprint pattern, blood group and
gender. The study was conducted on 150 students (88 males and 62 females) in the age group of 18-25 years.
The fingerprint pattern of the study participants was compared with the gender and ABO-Rh blood group after
taking their Informed written consent. Amongst ABO blood group, the most common blood group was O (40%),
followed by B (35.33%), A (19.33%) and AB (5.34%). Rh + ve was the most common rhesus factor (97.33%). The loop
was the most common pattern (69.14%), followed by whorl (26.06%) and arch (4.80%). Frequency of loops were
highest in both the Rh-positive and Rh- negative subjects of ABO blood groups except O -ve blood group where
whorls dominate. Loops are maximum seen in blood group B while whorls are more common in blood group
O and arches with blood group A. The present study confirms that loop is the most common type of fingerprint
pattern while arch was the least common. The study revealed significant association between the Fingerprint
pattern, Gender and ABO blood group.

Author Biographies

  • Pranav Kumar

    Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

  • Pooja Singh

    Professor, Department of Pharmacology,Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

  • Mansi Sharma

    Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur,

  • Khusboo Kumari

    Postgraduate Student, Department of Biochemistry,Department of Forensic Medicine, Pacific Institute
    of Medical Sciences, Udaipur,

  • Mohd Ajmal

    Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Madhav Prasad Tripathi
    Medical College, Siddharth Nagar, U.P.

  • Anis Ahmed

    Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur,

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Published

2023-10-16

How to Cite

Study of Fingerprint Patterns in Relation to Gender and ABO Blood Groups. (2023). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 17(4), 108-113. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19953