Qualitative dermatoglyphic traits as measures of population distance.
Thirteen Iranian populations of diverse origin have been analyzed for qualitative dermatoglyphic features utilizing bilateral finger and palmar prints of 3,158 individuals. Bimanual differences were significant for some of the features examined, whereas sex differences were frequently nonsignificant. Interpopulational variation displayed significant heterogeneity for all of the features studied. Distance analysis and constructed dendrograms provided separation between populations in agreement with known ethnohistoric records for hypothenar triradii, and for palmar and finger patterns, but not for the terminations of the D-Line.
Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Kamali
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Mavalwala
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Khaneqah
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Bhanu
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D012727:Sex Characteristics