Thumb print patterns in relation to gender and blood groups: A study in central district of Tamil Nadu

Govindarajan Venkat Kumar *, Mani Anis Kumar, Manickam Avinash and Balasubramani Baranitharan

Department of Biotechnology, V.S.B. Engineering College, Karur, Tamil Nadu, India.
 
Research Article
Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2022, 03(02), 053–058.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2022.3.2.0047
Publication history: 
Received on 28 April 2022; revised on 01 June 2022; accepted on 03 June 2022
 
Abstract: 
In the presentexamination, an endeavor has been made to study the fingerprint patterns in Central district of Tamil Nadu population. Thumb print patterns in relation with gender and blood group were studied in 275 participants,134 males and 141 females among the age group 18-25. The present study was conducted at the department of biotechnology, V.S.B. Engineering College, Karur district during the year 2022. Fingerprint patterns were studied in left and right thumb among males & females and analyzed with ABO blood grouping.The outcome demonstrated that the predominant pattern among both male and female was the loop, trailed by whorl and arches.
 
Keywords: 
Thumb prints; Central district of Tamil Nadu population; Ink method; Gender difference; Blood groups
 
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