Yes, there is an inheritable quality to fingerprints. Pattern types are often genetically inherited, but the individual details that make a fingerprint unique are not. Humans, as well as apes and monkeys, have friction-ridge skin (FRS) covering the surfaces of their hands and feet. FRS comprises a series of ridges and furrows that provide friction to help in grasping and preventing slippage. FRS is unique and permanent. No 2 individuals (including identical twins) will have the exact same FRS arrangement. Also, the arrangement of the features do not change throughout our lifetimes. The term fingerprints refer to the FRS on the ends of our fingers.
Fingerprints translates into 3 major pattern types-- whirl, loop, or arch. It is possible to have just 1, 2, or all 3 of the patterns among your fingers. However, an individual cannot be identified from fingerprints by pattern type alone. An examiner must look for a specific path of ridges and the breaks or forms in the ridges (minutiae.)
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