Adjacent digit fingerprint white line count differences: a pointer to sexual dimorphism for forensic application

Abstract Background Sex determination is one of the leading criterion in identification and verification of an individual. However, the potential roles of differences in adjacent fingerprint white line count (FWLC) in sex inference are not well elucidated in the literature especially among Hausa pop...

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Main Authors: Magaji Garba Taura, Lawan Hassan Adamu, Abdullahi Yusuf Asuku, Kabiru Bilkisu Umar, Musa Abubakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-019-0169-8