Identification of Kerinci tribe fingerprint patterns

Tantawi, Widuri
Ainatul Nadila
Syamsurizal, S.

Tropical Genetics
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): Genetics

Fingerprints are a form of human identity and cannot be replaced or changed. In addition, fingerprints can also be used to identify a person. No human in this world has the same fingerprints. Each person has different biological characteristics, such as hair shape and color, nose shape, iris color, and eye slit location. So it is possible that every human being also has a different fingerprint pattern. This research was conducted using descriptive observation method by using a population sample of 100 people who are Kerinci tribe domiciled in Sungai Penuh city, Kerinci Regency. This study can be concluded that the most common fingerprint pattern found is the loop pattern which is 51.4%, then the whorl pattern 44.8% while the lowest is the arch pattern 3.8%.