title: Regional differentiation of palm dermatoglyphs in rural population in Poland.
abstract: The study presents a comparison of the distribution of palm dermatoglyphs in the rural populations of different regions of Poland, namely, the Lublin region, the areas of Suwałki, Ostrołeka, and of the village of Gieblo. A comparison of the occurrence frequency of dermatoglyphs in the above-mentioned areas reveals statistically significant differences between particular patterns. The differences result from ethnic isolation and isolation of the communities caused by geographical barriers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Archaeology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. Adam.Gasiorowski@umcs.lublin.pl
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasiorowski
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology*