var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "Fingerprints are known to be unique to every individual. A Minutiae is defined as: the points of interest in a fingerprint, such as bifurcations (a ridge splitting into two) and ridge endings.

Main features:
-ridge endings - a ridge that ends abruptly
-ridge bifurcation - a single ridge that divides into two ridges
-short ridges, island or independent ridge - a ridge that commences, travels a short distance and then ends
-ridge enclosures - a single ridge that bifurcates and reunites shortly afterward to continue as a single ridge
-spur - a bifurcation with a short ridge branching off a longer ridge
-crossover or bridge - a short ridge that runs bbetween two parallel ridges"; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }