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Lip prints are normal line and fissures in the form of wrinkles and grooves present on the lips. Lip prints are similar to fingerprints and have individual characteristics. Lip prints provide us important information and have become an important tool in forensic identification. Lip prints are unique to each person but basic lip prints patterns could still have similarities within the family. If established that there is a hereditary pattern in lip prints patterns, can be an important tool in personal identification and determining familial lineage of a person. The present study was carried out to ascertain whether there is any hereditary pattern in lip prints between parents and offspring's. The subjects were included 90 individuals of 30 families from Kollam district. Father, mother and a son or daughter of each family was selected. The lip prints of either son or a daughter along with their father and mother from each family were recorded. Each lip of the 30 offspring was compared with the corresponding lip of his or her parents. The middle segments of each lip of the offspring that matched with either of parents was noted and recorded. The results were evaluated by Chi-square test.