Fingerprint Patterns in Relation to Gender and Blood Group among Residents of Central Indian District

Abstract

Introduction: Fingerprint patterns are genotypically determined and remain unchanged from birth to death. The present study was conducted to determine the fingerprint patterns in relation to gender and blood group. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was undertaken and data from a total of 300 participants (150 male and female each) aged 18-40 years was collected. The fingerprints and blood group of each subject were obtained using the standard technique. Results: the majority of the subjects, 118 (39.3%), in the study belonged to blood group B, followed by blood group ‘O’ 87 (29%), ‘A’ 72 (24%) and ‘AB’ 23 (7.7%). We observed that frequency of whorl was highest in all the individual blood groups of ABO blood group system, followed by loop and arches except in O blood group, where loops were more commonly distributed among the subjects of different blood groups. We also noted that no significant association between gender and fingerprint patterns. In addition, we also observed that no significant association between fingerprint patterns and ABO blood group. Conclusion: Our results suggest that fingerprints, gender and ABO blood groups can only be assessed independently to secure identify of an individual.