title: [Group polymorphism and variability of dermatoglyphic characters of the toes and fingers: the comparative characteristic].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to investigate into the morphological features of the papillary relief on the toes depending on the age and sex of the adult people and the length of their body and to compare the data obtained with dermatoglyphic patterns of the hands. Fingerprints of 120 male and 80 female central European caucasoids varying in age from 18 to 83 years were studied. The fingerprints were obtained using black printing ink. Special attention was given to the recognition of pattern types, ridge count, rudiments of lines, line density, the distances between the delta and the centre of the pattern or the interphalangeal fold, white lines, scar prints, and other characteristics. The results of the study were treated by the methods of descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. It was shown that coefficients of correlation between the most informative characters and the general personality traits are equal to 0.3-0.4. The regular features of group polymorphism of dermatoglyphic patterns on the toes and fingers were found to be on the whole similar. The correlation coefficients between dermatoglyphic signs on the bilateral and homolateral halves of the body were 0.6-0.8 and 0.2-0.4 respectively. It is concluded that the results of this study provide a basis for the development of the methods for the detection of the general personality traits and the establishment of belonging of the cut-off feet and hands to one or several corpses.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Teplov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Gugnin
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bozhchenko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001827:Body Height; D056146:Corpse Dismemberment; D003878:Dermatoglyphics / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology*