Abstract
The purpose of the work is to study the possibilities and options for assessing the degree of bilateral symmetry of dermatoglyphic signs of the right and left palms in solving the practical task of forensic medicine in establishing the belonging of body parts to one or different persons. The material of study was fingerprints of 600 palms of 300 people. It was found that the dermatoglyphic signs of the palms are characterized by a high degree of bilateral symmetry. The most consistent with each other on the right and left palms are the rudiments of papillary ridges, ridge counting and the distance between the finger triradiuses. In practical terms, the most informative are the coincidence of values of the characters having an average frequency of occurrence; coincidence of frequent signs have reliable, but low diagnostic significance. It is shown that, using the recommended set of dermatoglyphic signs of the palms, a forensic expert can, with a high degree of certainty, solve the question of whether the parts of body with the palms belong to one or different dead persons. The prospects of further research aimed at improving the technique are considered.
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