Distribution of fingerprint in relation with blood group and gender: A cross-sectional study Talukdar J1, Karmakar JK2,*, Ghosh A3, Saikia NJ4 1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy, Shillong 2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun 3Final Year Student, North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy, Shillong 4Tutor, Department of Community Medicine, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun *Corresponding Author Dr. Jeneth Karmakar, Email : jenethkdr@gmail.com, Mobile No.: 09854141317
Online published on 16 November, 2023. Abstract Fingerprints are the most widely accepted method of determining the identity of a person in the court of law. The association of blood grouping is also another important tool in identification and the association between the two may in some way aid in Forensic analysis also similar studies lack in our area. The cross-sectional study was done by direct personal investigation and chi square test used for assessing statistical significance. The present study shows most common blood group as a whole is Awhich (33.60%) followed by B (29.50%), least common is AB (11.47%). Gender wise A is the most common blood group. The common finger print is loop which is 62.7%, followed by whorl (32.7%) and least common is Arch (4.6%). The most common Rh factor in Loop (58.7%- Rh positive), Whorl (29.3% Rh positive), and Arch (4.5% Rh positive). Top Keywords Fingerprints, Blood group, ABO and Rh system, Forensic analysis. Top |