Population Relationships of Lapps As Reflected by Quantitative Dermatoglyphics

Relationships and divergence among five Lapp samples were assessed using finger and palm interdigital ridge counts. Lapp relationships to other Uralic speakers were also assessed. Multivariate minimum FSJ values expressing differentiation among Lapps are 0.012. These values are higher than those for...

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Published in:Human biology 1993-10, Vol.65 (5), p.711-730
Main Authors: JANTZ, R.L., ERIKSSON, A.W., BREHME, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Anthropology
Anthropology. Demography
Biological and medical sciences
Biology
Censuses
Continental Population Groups
Dermatoglyphics
Europe
Female
Gene Frequency
Hands
Human genetics
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Male
Matrices
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Minority & ethnic groups
Multivariate Analysis
Phenotypic traits
Physical anthropology
Population
Population genetics
Ridges
River deltas
Siberia
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Summary:Relationships and divergence among five Lapp samples were assessed using finger and palm interdigital ridge counts. Lapp relationships to other Uralic speakers were also assessed. Multivariate minimum FSJ values expressing differentiation among Lapps are 0.012. These values are higher than those for most European populations and show the importance of isolation and genetic drift in Lapp populations. Skolt Lapps and Lapps of the Kola Peninsula are generally more similar to each other and are differentiated from Mountain and Fisher Lapps. When Lapps are placed within the context of Uralic speakers in general, they show a marked affinity for the Finnic speakers and are differentiated from the Samoyedic speakers of Siberia. The ridge counts support the hypothesis of a European origin for the Lapps.
ISSN:0018-7143
1534-6617