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Finally, Scientists Uncover the Genetic Basis of Fingerprints
Much like with a zebra’s stripes or a leopard’s spots, Turing patterns explain how the distinctive patterns of human fingerprints form, a study finds.
Finally, Scientists Uncover the Genetic Basis of Fingerprints
Finally, Scientists Uncover the Genetic Basis of Fingerprints

Much like with a zebra’s stripes or a leopard’s spots, Turing patterns explain how the distinctive patterns of human fingerprints form, a study finds.

Much like with a zebra’s stripes or a leopard’s spots, Turing patterns explain how the distinctive patterns of human fingerprints form, a study finds.

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