title: Characterization of digital dermatoglyphic features in Salazar Valley: comparison with other Basque valleys.
abstract: Digital dermatoglyphics of a sample from the Basque Valley of Salazar, situated in the West of the Pyrenees, were analysed. The results showed bimanual differences in both sexes, and also sexual differences for both hands. The comparative study with other Basque valleys showed that, in spite of their supposed common origin, the geographic barriers and the isolation have generated a genetic/dermatoglyphic and linguistic differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Arrieta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Criado
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salazar
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lostao
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013030:Spain