1Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana
2Professor and HOD, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana
3Associate Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana
*Correspondence Author: Dr. Iqbal Bano Hussain House no-1-5-260, Mushirabad, Zamistanpur, Hydrabad, 5800020, Mobile: 9490995385, Email: nabilanaseer@gmail.com
Online published on 19 January, 2018.
Finger print identification is undoubtedly the most reliable and acceptable evidence till date in the court of law. Fingerprints can be used to identify an unknown victim, witness, or a suspect. Therefore, an attempt has been made to study the association of fingerprint pattern with gender & blood group.
A cross sectional study was conducted among the medical students of MBBS of either gender. A total of 176 students were participated in study. Finger prints were taken on white paper and blood group were also noted on same paper. Data were analyzed as frequency and chi square test.
Loops were the most common fingerprint pattern. B+ve and A+ve were common blood group. Association between loops with Blood group A+ve and of whorls and arched with B+ve was found to be statistically significant.
Knowledge of finger pattern could help in the prediction of blood group in medico-legal investigations.
Arches, Blood Group, Finger print, Loops, Medical students, Whorls
