A Study on the Pattern of Fingerprint Ridges for Determination of Gender in an Ethnic Tamil Population in Thiruporur Taluk of Tamilnadu

Human identification is critical, although it might be difficult given that each person has a particular trait. Fingerprint the best of both living and deceased individual. There are patterns like ridge density, macro characteristic micro in fingerprint. Ridge density thickness plays major role differentiation male female gender. This comparative study conducted on 223 volunteers 125 98 males under age group varying from 18-65 years Tamil speaking population Thiruporur Taluk. After informed consent preliminary data, fingerprints were obtained by means simple inking method as suggested Cummins Midlo for fingerprint pattern we used blue stamp ink with clean dry hands all ten fingers, imprinted format paper. The present resulted mean value vary 11.2 – 12.7 ridges/mm average 11.95 ( ~ 12 ) 12.1 -13.7 2 12.9 (~13 which shows have higher than female. In our 'P' compared between showed non-significance fingers except little finger was significant. very important parameter useful gender distinction. this found to females. will among individuals ethnic descent predict degree sexual dimorphism based pattern,