Article
A study of digital dermatoglyphics in Ireland.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Greally M G, Roberts D F
Abstract excerpt
Handprints obtained from 600 Irish subjects (274 males and 326 females), drawn from all counties of Ireland, were analysed. There was no clear evidence of any differences between the four great provinces of Ireland, nor between east and west, such as were shown by comprehensive blood group data, and it is concluded that Ireland can be regarded as dermatoglyphically homogeneous. Comparisons of the Irish...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Dermatoglyphics
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Ireland
- Male
