The surprising genes behind a fingerprint’s unique swirls

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The arches, loops and whorls that make each person’s fingerprints unique are created by some of the same genes that drive limb development¹.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03850-3

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Li, J. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.008 (2022).

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