Diversity of palmar pattern ridge counts in Iranian populations

We analyzed bilateral palmar prints of 3,158 individuals from 13 Iranian populations of diverse origins for palmar pattern ridge counts. Right palms did not show greater counts than the left in the majority of the populations studied. Highly significant interpopulational variation was observed for m...

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Published in:American journal of physical anthropology 1990-03, Vol.81 (3), p.363-373
Main Authors: Sharif Kamali, M., Mavalwala, Jamshed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Anthropology
Cluster Analysis
Cross cultural studies
Demographics
Dermatoglyphics
Dermatology
Distance analysis
Ethnic Groups
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Hand - anatomy & histology
Humans
Iran
Male
PPRC
Sex Characteristics
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Summary:We analyzed bilateral palmar prints of 3,158 individuals from 13 Iranian populations of diverse origins for palmar pattern ridge counts. Right palms did not show greater counts than the left in the majority of the populations studied. Highly significant interpopulational variation was observed for most palmar areas of both males and females. Dendrograms of males and combined sexes showed a good fit with the ethnohistoric background of the populations studied. The results thus demonstrate variation in the palmar pattern ridge counts of populations of diverse origins and may be used as a good measure of population distance.
ISSN:0002-9483
1096-8644
2692-7691
DOI:10.1002/ajpa.1330810306