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1.1Patterns:
The three basic patterns of fingerprint ridges arethe arch, loop, and whorl. An arch is a patternwhere the ridges enter from one side of thefinger, rise in the center forming an arc, and thenexit the other side of the finger. The loop is a pattern where the ridges enter from one side of afinger, form a curve, and tend to exit from thesame side they enter. In the whorl pattern, ridgesform circularly around a central point on thefinger. Scientists have found that familymembers often share the same generalfingerprint patterns, leading to the belief thatthese patterns are inherited.Fig1.1: The arch patternFig1.2: The loop patternFig1.3: The whorl pattern
1.2 Minutia features:
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