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How did I get my own unique set of fingerprints?

  • Written by Sarah Leupen, Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Even identical twins have different fingerprints.El Greco/Shutterstock.com

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How do we get the fingerprints we have? – Oscar V., age 8, Somerville, Massachusetts

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