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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2026 · 11 MIN

How Do Fingerprint Patterns Form?

from Professor Dave Explains · host Professor Dave Explains

We just learned a bit about the history of the study of fingerprints. Now let's learn about how fingerprints form. How do those patterns end up on your skin? What's going on in fetal development to produce them? What are they for? Let's take a look!Script by Kuldeep KawarWatch the whole Forensic Science playlist: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveForensicClassical Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics1Modern Physics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePhysics2General Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveGenChemOrganic Chemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveOrgChemBiochemistry Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBiochemBiology/Genetics Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDaveBioPharmacology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePharmaPsychology Tutorials: http://bit.ly/ProfDavePsychEMAIL► [email protected]► http://patreon.com/ProfessorDaveExplainsCheck out "Is This Wi-Fi Organic?", my book on disarming pseudoscience!Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HtNpVHBookshop: https://bit.ly/39cKADMBarnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/3pUjmrn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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