FINGER NAIL PLATE SHAPE A TOOL FOR GENDER IDENTIFICATION: A STUDY ON KANPUR POPULATION

Abstract

Aim: The distinctive and unique pattern of finger nail plate has gained an overwhelming importance in field of 
forensics and is being utilized as a method of identification.  Due to the enormous potential of the distinctive 
fingerprints and the nail plate pattern as an efficacious method of identification, this study is conducted to explore 
and investigate the different finger nail plate pattern in Kanpur population.