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Fingerprints come from the lowest layer, or stratum of the epidermis: the stratum basale. In the palms of hands and the soles of feet dermal papillae form (small pockets of dermis pressing into the epidermis) causing increased surface area of the stratum basale and increased skin cell division, when the extra skin cells are pushed upward, ridges form along the surface of the skin and fingerprints are made.

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Fingerprints are unique patterns of ridges and valleys on the skin of human fingers and palms, formed by the friction ridge skin's top layer called the epidermis. These patterns are created during fetal development and remain constant throughout a person's life, making them an effective means of identification.

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