Earlobe attachment, hand clasping and arm folding among Tamil Brahmans in relation to cultural and ethnic affiliations.
The traits, earlobe attachment, hand clasping and arm folding, are found to show a high degree of homogeneity in the Tamil Brahmans. The latter appear to be closest to the Bengali Brahmans, with respect to all three traits, and differ significantly from other Brahman populations, with respect to earlobe.
D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male