Figure 1From: A biochemical hypothesis on the formation of fingerprints using a turing patterns approachFingerprint formation Taken from [7]. An explanation for the formation of grooves forming a fingerprint. The first figure on the left (top) shows the epidermis and dermis. Right: rapid growth of the basal layer. Below (right) compressive loads are generated. Left: generation of wrinkles due to mechanical loads.Back to article page